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Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.48811, -2.27075
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Atmosphere Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Atmosphere Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Butterfly-bush, Coltsfoot +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Butterfly-bush, Coltsfoot +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Early Bumblebee +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Early Bumblebee +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut, Meadowsweet +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
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 222 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 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
13,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +21
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Tawny Mining Bee · a weevil
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva a weevil Curculionidae2025 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Summer Snowflake · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Scots Pine · Butterfly-bush +12
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +21
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Tawny Mining Bee · a weevil
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva a weevil Curculionidae2025 🌿 Plants 17 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Summer Snowflake · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Scots Pine · Butterfly-bush +12
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall-rue
Wall-rue
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Sea Spleenwort Asplenium marinum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2025
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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