Fat Hurst Wood - Broadleaved woodland 10 ha
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🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs🥾 Hiking
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.52547, -2.32578
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
8 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
8 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Salford Trail
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 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Towpath public footpath · 433 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 433 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map 129 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 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 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
10,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,743 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Corizus hyoscyami · Black Clock +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 🌿 Plants 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Fleabane · Wood Anemone · Yellow Loosestrife · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Butterbur +18
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025 Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,743 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Corizus hyoscyami · Black Clock +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus 🌿 Plants 23 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Fleabane · Wood Anemone · Yellow Loosestrife · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Butterbur +18
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025 Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2025
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2025
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Pheasant's-eye Adonis annua2025
Pheasant's-eye Adonis annua2025 