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Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.50547, -2.35633
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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 🐕 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 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Hazel, Rubus tuberculatus +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Hazel, Rubus tuberculatus +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Paranchus albipes, Common Carder Bee, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Paranchus albipes, Common Carder Bee, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Rubus tuberculatus, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 20 Walking route 12.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 20 - Stretford to Manchester
Named route Length 12.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map 123 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link 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 Irwell River Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
24,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet · Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug +3
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hazel · Hart's-Tongue · Common Nettle · Yew · Black Nightshade +21
Hazel Corylus avellana Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Yew Taxus baccata Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet · Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Green Shieldbug +3
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hazel · Hart's-Tongue · Common Nettle · Yew · Black Nightshade +21
Hazel Corylus avellana Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Yew Taxus baccata Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Arrow Bamboo Pseudosasa japonica
Arrow Bamboo Pseudosasa japonica
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Rubus bartonii Rubus bartonii
Rubus bartonii Rubus bartonii
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Balm Melissa officinalis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
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