Botany Bay Wood - Mixed woodland 22 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐴 Horses
Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
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53.47953, -2.41088
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) 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 GM Ringway Stage 17 Walking route 16.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named route Length 16.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 18 Walking route 17.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named route Length 17.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map 77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Urmston-Ashton cycleway 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 Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
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3,966 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,966 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Swift Apus apus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
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Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Cionus tuberculosus · Cantharis nigricans +5
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black Darter Sympetrum danae Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue · Tufted Vetch · Yarrow · Rowan +7
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Yarrow Achillea millefolium Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,966 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Swift Apus apus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Cionus tuberculosus · Cantharis nigricans +5
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black Darter Sympetrum danae Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue · Tufted Vetch · Yarrow · Rowan +7
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Yarrow Achillea millefolium Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus Red Clover
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana 