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Ellesmere Golf Course

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.51670, -2.37713

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Butterfly-bush, Hedge Woundwort +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Butterfly-bush, Hedge Woundwort +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Raspberry, Rubus tuberculatus +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Birch Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025

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

102 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moss BankCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Port Salford GreenwayCycling 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
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal 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

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Ellesmere Golf Course

📷 Roger May · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Moses Gate Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉MOSES GATENature reserve4.8 km→🌱Lightoaks ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Parr Fold ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Clifton Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Winton ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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