Botany Bay Wood - Broadleaved woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.48511, -2.44280
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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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 17 Walking route 16.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named route Length 16.6 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Walkden to RHS Garden Bridgewater Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
29,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Teal Anas crecca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Myrmus miriformis · Emerald Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Volucella pellucens Hemp-agrimony · Coltsfoot · Red Clover · Hawthorn · Nipplewort +20
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Nipplewort Lapsana communis Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Teal Anas crecca Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Myrmus miriformis · Emerald Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Volucella pellucens Hemp-agrimony · Coltsfoot · Red Clover · Hawthorn · Nipplewort +20
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Nipplewort Lapsana communis Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Herb-Robert
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum2025
Geranium robertianum2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2025
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025