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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
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53.51048, -2.27046
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ 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, Rock Dove, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Wood Avens +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Wood Avens +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Vine Weevil +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 ▾
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 169 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
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 Irwell River Park 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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22,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +1
Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus · Welsh Chafer · Tawny Mining Bee +16
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Wood Avens · Goat Willow · Taxus baccata f. baccata +15
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog +1
Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus · Welsh Chafer · Tawny Mining Bee +16
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Wood Avens · Goat Willow · Taxus baccata f. baccata +15
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 