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Bolton Road Playing Fields

60 ha

📷 Keith Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

53.49746, -2.29708

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff, Jelly Ear

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Green Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
Named route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route
Named route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
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Cycling

195 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Philips Park Figure 8 trailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bolton Road Playing Fields

📷 Keith Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🏞️PRESTWICHCountry park3.4 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park2 km→✦Peel ParkHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Crescent MeadowUrban park2.4 km→🌱Philips ParkUrban park4 km→

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