Bittern Pits Wood - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.48103, -2.39694
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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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) 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 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 Urmston-Ashton cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway 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
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Wildlife to spot
6,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole
Syrphus · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Field Digger Wasp · Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Purple-loosestrife · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Cornflower +9
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,979 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +35
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole
Syrphus · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Field Digger Wasp · Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Purple-loosestrife · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Cornflower +9
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2025
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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