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Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.43677, -2.42408
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Tesco Family Dining — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Tesco Family Dining — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-green Carpet, Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-green Carpet, Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Urmston-Ashton cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Footpath in Tesco car park, Irlam
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Wildlife to spot
26,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,880 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Fritillary · Hazel · Daisy · Groundsel · Common Chickweed +3
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Hazel Corylus avellana Daisy Bellis perennis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Common Chickweed Stellaria media Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,880 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Fritillary · Hazel · Daisy · Groundsel · Common Chickweed +3
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Hazel Corylus avellana Daisy Bellis perennis Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Common Chickweed Stellaria media Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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