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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.55450, -2.41814
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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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Willow Tit +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Willow Tit +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Wood Avens, Coltsfoot +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Wood Avens, Coltsfoot +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route 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 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
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 ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Purple-loosestrife · Garlic Mustard · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Nipplewort +5
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Purple-loosestrife · Garlic Mustard · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Nipplewort +5
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 