Morton Moss - Broadleaved woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.52505, -2.36401
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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
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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 Bradley Fold 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 ▾
Photos M61 Worsley Braided Interchange, Clifton Moss
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Wildlife to spot
3,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Polydrusus formosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hart's-Tongue · Hazel · Bread Wheat · Rubus tuberculatus · Herb-Robert +36
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025 Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swift Apus apus Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Polydrusus formosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hart's-Tongue · Hazel · Bread Wheat · Rubus tuberculatus · Herb-Robert +36
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025 Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Arrow Bamboo Pseudosasa japonica2025
Arrow Bamboo Pseudosasa japonica2025
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus2025
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus2025
Rubus bartonii Rubus bartonii2025
Rubus bartonii Rubus bartonii2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Balm Melissa officinalis2025
Balm Melissa officinalis2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Flax Linum usitatissimum2025
Flax Linum usitatissimum2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana2025
Adria Bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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