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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 97 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.52480, -2.32482
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, Wild Strawberry +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam, Great Horsetail +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam, Great Horsetail +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Melanostoma +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Melanostoma +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 20 Walking route 12.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 20 - Stretford to Manchester
Named route Length 12.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map Towpath public footpath · 433 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 433 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map 128 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway 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
11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Corizus hyoscyami · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Yellow Loosestrife · Common Fleabane · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Butterbur +17
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Corizus hyoscyami · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wood Anemone · Yellow Loosestrife · Common Fleabane · Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus · Butterbur +17
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma
Melanostoma
Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2025
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2025
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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