South Wood - Broadleaved woodland 7 ha
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🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs🥾 Hiking
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.51636, -2.32241
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
3 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
3 marked walking trails
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 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk 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 GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 New Street off Bolton Road
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Wildlife to spot
12,156 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +18
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Butterbur · Ash · Silver Birch · Portugal Laurel +18
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Butterbur Petasites hybridus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Silver Birch Betula pendula Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,156 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +18
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Red Soldier Beetle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Butterbur · Ash · Silver Birch · Portugal Laurel +18
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Butterbur Petasites hybridus Ash Fraxinus excelsior Silver Birch Betula pendula Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2025
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Pheasant's-eye Adonis annua2025
Pheasant's-eye Adonis annua2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 