Bowlee Community Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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53.55592, -2.22912
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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 — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Ragwort, Lesser Celandine, Red Clover +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Lesser Celandine, Red Clover +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Salford Trail Walking route ▾
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
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Philips Park Figure 8 trail Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos WWII Lancashire: Barrage Balloon Centre No. 10, Bowlee, Middleton, Manchester (1)
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Wildlife to spot
23,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,082 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Peregrine Falco peregrinus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Yarrow · Brooklime · Lawson Cypress +27
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,082 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Peregrine Falco peregrinus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Ragwort · Hart's-Tongue · Yarrow · Brooklime · Lawson Cypress +27
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025 Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Alder
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus glutinosa
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Red Oak Quercus rubra
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025 