Littleton Road Allotments
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Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.50244, -2.27687
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Ganoderma adspersum +45 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Ganoderma adspersum +45 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Coltsfoot, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Coltsfoot, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff, Jelly Ear +1 more foraging species
Varies
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 183 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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Wildlife to spot
24,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,838 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +26
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Ganoderma adspersum · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Lumpy Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff +36
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Wood Avens · Taxus baccata f. baccata +6
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Ash Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,838 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +26
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Ganoderma adspersum · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Lumpy Bracket · Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff +36
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Wood Avens · Taxus baccata f. baccata +6
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Ash Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stereum gausapatum
Stereum gausapatum
Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea
Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
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
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
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
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata Fraxinus excelsior2025
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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