Ringley Wood - Sparse woodland 3 ha
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🌲 Walks
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.53918, -2.36009
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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 🐕 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 🐕 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🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Roch Valley 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 ▾
Photos Demolition of Kearsley Cooling Towers - May 1985
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Wildlife to spot
17,224 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,224 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Osier · Narcissus agg. · Ramsons · Primrose +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Osier Salix viminalis2025 Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Allium ursinum Primrose Primula vulgaris Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,224 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Osier · Narcissus agg. · Ramsons · Primrose +10
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Osier Salix viminalis2025 Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Allium ursinum Primrose Primula vulgaris Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025 