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Clifton Moss

33 ha

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

53.52771, -2.35871

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Butterfly-bush, Red Campion +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Butterfly-bush, Red Campion +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Polydrusus formosus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Raspberry, Rubus tuberculatus +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moss BankCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Linnyshaw LooplineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Swinton GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path on the North Edge of Clifton Moss

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path on the North Edge of Clifton Moss

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️PRESTWICHCountry park3.7 km→🌱Philips ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Moses Gate Country ParkUrban park4 km→🦉MOSES GATENature reserve4 km→🌱Drinkwater ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Lightoaks ParkUrban park4.5 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Livia 4

Not High (England Use Only)3.0 km→

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