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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.49666, -2.27306
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Bat, Red Fox +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route▾
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
203 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Media City LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Swinton GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Philips Park Figure 8 trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Seaford Road, Salford, Looking South
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Wildlife to spot
19,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +22
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Bleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatum
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Jelly Ear
🌿Plants10 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Scots Pine +5
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Greater Periwinkle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +22
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Bleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatum
- Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea
- Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus
- Jelly Ear
🌿Plants10 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Scots Pine +5
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Greater Periwinkle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Auricularia auricula-judae
Auricularia auricula-judae
Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeScript LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriVuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryliBig Smoky BracketBjerkandera fumosaBig Smoky BracketBjerkandera fumosaBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaBay PolyporePolyporus badiusBay PolyporePolyporus badiusCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumLepraria finkiiLepraria finkiiLepraria finkiiLepraria finkiiOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaVinca major
Vinca major
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025