Castle Croft - Broadleaved woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.58310, -2.41274
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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 🛝 Playground 157m 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 157m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
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Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
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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 GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
25,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +21
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog · Common Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Giant Hogweed · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam · Garden Privet +4
Primrose Primula vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +21
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog · Common Frog · Common Toad
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Giant Hogweed · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam · Garden Privet +4
Primrose Primula vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025 