Eagles Nest Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.51763, -2.28209
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 147m away — 14 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 147m away — 14 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: Salford Trail
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
153 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Broughton CyclewayCycling 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
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: b3b81a83-bba8-4398-8b30-baa3e1f28486
2025
2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Gorse Bark BeetleHylastinus obscurus2024Gorse Bark BeetleHylastinus obscurus2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024XylotaXylota2024XylotaXylota2024Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax20242025
2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2024Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2024Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2024Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024FringecupsTellima grandiflora2024FringecupsTellima grandiflora2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Krauss's ClubmossSelaginella kraussiana2024Krauss's ClubmossSelaginella kraussiana2024Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
