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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.55069, -2.40013
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 175m away — 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 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Helleborine, Giant Hogweed, Hemp-agrimony +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh Helleborine, Giant Hogweed, Hemp-agrimony +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,075 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,075 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Mute Swan +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Wasp
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Narcissus agg. · Butterbur · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +8
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Butterbur Petasites hybridus Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,075 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Mute Swan +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Wasp
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Narcissus agg. · Butterbur · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +8
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Butterbur Petasites hybridus Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Siberian Squill
Siberian Squill
Scilla siberica
Scilla siberica
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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