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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.54780, -2.37071
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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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, Willow Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Hemp-agrimony +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Hemp-agrimony +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons +6 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Epistrophe grossulariae +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Epistrophe grossulariae +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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
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 97 signed routes nearby
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
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
21,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,043 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Narcissus agg. · Butterbur · Garlic Mustard · Ramsons · Taxus baccata f. baccata +9
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Butterbur Petasites hybridus Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Ramsons Allium ursinum Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,043 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Narcissus agg. · Butterbur · Garlic Mustard · Ramsons · Taxus baccata f. baccata +9
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Butterbur Petasites hybridus Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Ramsons Allium ursinum Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025