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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Bury Getting here
53.55766, -2.31850
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Hornet Hoverfly, Clover Seed Weevil +163 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Hornet Hoverfly, Clover Seed Weevil +163 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Whorled Water-milfoil, Yellow-rattle +134 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Whorled Water-milfoil, Yellow-rattle +134 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 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
12,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Willow Tit · Rock Dove · House Sparrow · Coal Tit +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black Tern Chlidonias niger Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper +8
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Syrphus Syrphus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta 🌿 Plants 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Petty Spurge · Purple-loosestrife · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue +50
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Willow Tit · Rock Dove · House Sparrow · Coal Tit +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black Tern Chlidonias niger Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper +8
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Syrphus Syrphus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta 🌿 Plants 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Petty Spurge · Purple-loosestrife · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue +50
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Simulium posticatum Simulium posticatum
Simulium posticatum Simulium posticatum
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata2025
Plantago lanceolata2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Rock Crane's-bill Geranium macrorrhizum2025
Rock Crane's-bill Geranium macrorrhizum2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025
an Eyebright Euphrasia arctica2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2025
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2025
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2025
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum2025
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza2025
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Whorled Water-milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum2025
Whorled Water-milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025
False Oxlip Primula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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