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Eagles Nest Wood - Broadleaved woodland

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53.51425, -2.27940

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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 — 10 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 — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Salford Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route

Named route

Rochdale WayWalking route

Named routeRef RochRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

157 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Broughton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Swinton GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 86Cycling route

Named routeRef 86Local cycle route

Irwell River ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Philips Park Waterdale TrailMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Philips Park Figure 8 trailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

26,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit +7

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Feral CatFelis catus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BatChiroptera

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Early Bumblebee +45

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
XylotaXylota2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024

🌿

Plants88 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wood Avens · Broom · Common Nettle +83

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2024
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals12 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit +7

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Feral CatFelis catus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BatChiroptera

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Early Bumblebee +45

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
XylotaXylota2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024

🌿

Plants88 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Giant Hogweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wood Avens · Broom · Common Nettle +83

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2024
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024