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Places › England › North West › Bury Getting here
53.60709, -2.28077
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Crust, Turkeytail, Vuilleminia coryli +9 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Crust, Turkeytail, Vuilleminia coryli +9 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Blackthorn, Ramsons, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Lesser Celandine, Red Campion +115 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Lesser Celandine, Red Campion +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km 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 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley 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 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
8,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,050 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · German Wasp · Stable Fly · Eristalis tenax +6
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea German Wasp Vespula germanica Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Foxglove · Lesser Celandine · Red Campion · Butterbur · Winter Aconite +24
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,050 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · German Wasp · Stable Fly · Eristalis tenax +6
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea German Wasp Vespula germanica Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Foxglove · Lesser Celandine · Red Campion · Butterbur · Winter Aconite +24
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Ragwort
Common Ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2025
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2025
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025 