Fat Hurst Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌲 Walks🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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53.53911, -2.33097
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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 🥾 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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
1 marked walking trail(s)
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 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 90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway 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 Harry Hill Cycleway 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 Outwood Trail, Fat Hurst Wood
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Wildlife to spot
12,818 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,818 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Harlequin Ladybird · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Lesser Celandine · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Ramsons · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Butterbur +5
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Ramsons Allium ursinum Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Butterbur Petasites hybridus Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,818 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Harlequin Ladybird · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Lesser Celandine · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Ramsons · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Butterbur +5
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Ramsons Allium ursinum Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Butterbur Petasites hybridus Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 