This large area of rough grassland with Birch and Alder woodland fringes lies directly behind the schools of St Mallachy's and Saviours. The cobbled road down the centre of the site was once a house-lined residential area called Fitzgeorge street. It was also a former quarry, and the remains of the quarrying activity can still be seen on site. The sandstone from this area was used to build the foundations of Manchester cathedral. The Moston Brook runs directly under the cobbled road before merging with the River Irk in the grounds of HMG Paints.

The land was taken into the Millennium Commission's ‘Changing Places’ scheme in the late 1990s. Working in partnership, Manchester City Council and Groundwork Manchester engaged in a large scale clean up with lots of community support. The site today is a great environmental education resource and links to the other Changing Places sites in the Lower Irk Valley at Sand Street, St Catherine’s and Smedley Dip.