Clifton Moss - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.53845, -2.36600
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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
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank 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 Bury to Bolton Cycleway 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
17,132 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,132 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Polydrusus formosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Helleborine · Hemp-agrimony · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. +9
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,132 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Polydrusus formosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Marsh Helleborine · Hemp-agrimony · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. +9
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 