Broadleaved woodland near Kearsley 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.54649, -2.38188
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
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
🌲 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 101 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 ▾
Photos Bridge over the railway, Kearsley
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Wildlife to spot
17,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,847 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin · Black-headed Gull +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Wasp
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. · Garlic Mustard · Ramsons +14
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Ramsons Allium ursinum Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,847 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin · Black-headed Gull +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Wasp
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. · Garlic Mustard · Ramsons +14
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Ramsons Allium ursinum Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025 