Blackleach Country Park 55 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.53236, -2.39394
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Sorrel, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Shepherd's-purse, Common Vetch +92 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Shepherd's-purse, Common Vetch +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
20,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Common Wasp · Fever Fly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Buckthorn · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowdrop · Gorse · Hazel +10
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Gorse Ulex europaeus Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Common Wasp · Fever Fly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Buckthorn · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowdrop · Gorse · Hazel +10
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Gorse Ulex europaeus Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shepherd's-purse
Shepherd's-purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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