South Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.51701, -2.30279
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 309m away — 6 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 309m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs 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
Named hiking route nearby: Irwell Sculpture Trail
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route▾
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Media City LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Linnyshaw LooplineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Swinton GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 86Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 86Local cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Philips Park Figure 8 trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
The River Irwell near HMP Forest Bank
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Wildlife to spot
22,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
Ganoderma adspersum · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Lumpy Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff +36
- Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Bleeding Oak Crust
🌿Plants17 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Wood Anemone · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Butterbur · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Ash +12
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis +1
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
Ganoderma adspersum · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Lumpy Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff +36
- Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Bleeding Oak Crust
🌿Plants17 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Wood Anemone · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Butterbur · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Ash +12
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Stereum gausapatum
Stereum gausapatum
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraeaBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeScript LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriVuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryliVuilleminia coryliBig Smoky BracketBjerkandera fumosaBig Smoky BracketBjerkandera fumosaBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaBlueing BracketPostia subcaesiaBay PolyporePolyporus badiusBay PolyporePolyporus badiusCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochromaHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaPhyscia aipoliaNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumLepraria finkiiLepraria finkiiLepraria finkiiLepraria finkiiOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumHypoxylon intermediumStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricolaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataSilver Birch
Silver Birch
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025