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BUILE HILL PARK

27 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.49034, -2.30465

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About BUILE HILL PARK

Buile Hill Park is a Grade II listed public park in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Covering 35 hectares it is the largest public park in the city, as well as the second oldest after Peel Park. The park and mansion are owned by Salford City Council.

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ParkGrade II listed park and garden

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Fleabane, Common Nettle, Yellow Loosestrife +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Fleabane, Common Nettle, Yellow Loosestrife +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Graphomya maculata +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Graphomya maculata +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

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Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
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Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
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Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route
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Salford TrailWalking 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 routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

213 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route
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Media City LinkCycling route
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Linnyshaw LooplineCycling route
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Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route
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Swinton GreenwayCycling route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale TrailMountain bike route
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Philips Park Figure 8 trailMountain bike route
Named route

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Buile Hill Park

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🏞️PRESTWICHCountry park4.1 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦Peel ParkHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Crescent MeadowUrban park2.5 km→🌱Philips ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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