New Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.51121, -2.37241
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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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· 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
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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 20 Walking route 12.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 20 - Stretford to Manchester
Named route Length 12.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map 91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline 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
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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
27,302 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Mallard · Rock Dove +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug · Phaonia signata +4
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Lesser Burdock · Hogweed · Hedge Woundwort · Hazel · Elder +45
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hazel Corylus avellana Elder Sambucus nigra Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,302 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Mallard · Rock Dove +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug · Phaonia signata +4
Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Lesser Burdock · Hogweed · Hedge Woundwort · Hazel · Elder +45
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hazel Corylus avellana Elder Sambucus nigra Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Willow-leaved Pear Pyrus salicifolia
Willow-leaved Pear Pyrus salicifolia
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata Oxalis corniculata var. corniculata
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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