Plan your visit
🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Getting here
53.49781, -2.31407
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tea'osk — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tea'osk — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Hairy Curtain Crust, Blushing Bracket +131 more · last seen 2026
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk 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 GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 195 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Linnyshaw Loopline 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 ▾
Photos Lightoaks Park children's playground
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Tripadvisor
Wildlife to spot
9,721 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 9,721 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Squirrel Sciurus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Earwig
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Blushing Bracket · Razor Strop Fungus · Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens +43
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Narcissus agg. · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth · Snowdrop · Common Nettle
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,721 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Squirrel Sciurus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Earwig
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Blushing Bracket · Razor Strop Fungus · Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens +43
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Narcissus agg. · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth · Snowdrop · Common Nettle
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cladonia coniocraea
Cladonia coniocraea
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides2025
Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides2025
Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei2025
Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei2025
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis2025
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis2025
Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae2025
Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae2025
Fuchsia Rust Pucciniastrum epilobii2025
Fuchsia Rust Pucciniastrum epilobii2025
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
Mint Rust Puccinia menthae2025
Mint Rust Puccinia menthae2025 