Broadleaved woodland near Brindle Heath 3 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.49595, -2.29341
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
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 204 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 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 ▾
Photos Speed camera at Brindle Heath on Broad Street
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Wildlife to spot
15,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,091 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +17
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Coenosia tigrina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Jelly Ear 🌿 Plants 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Coltsfoot · Narcissus agg. · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth +6
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,091 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +17
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Coenosia tigrina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Jelly Ear 🌿 Plants 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Coltsfoot · Narcissus agg. · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth +6
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Auricularia auricula-judae
Auricularia auricula-judae
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025