Ringley Wood - Mixed woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🚲 Cycling
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.55502, -2.35907
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds 🐕 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🚴 Cycling trails🥾 Walking trails
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Cycling trails listed
Varies
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
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
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 GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 105 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 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 Walkden to RHS Garden Bridgewater 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
12,859 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,859 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe grossulariae · Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marsh Helleborine · Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain · White Poplar · Hemp-agrimony +24
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 White Poplar Populus alba2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Osier Salix viminalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,859 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 American Mink Neovison vison2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe grossulariae · Platycheirus albimanus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Marsh Helleborine · Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain · White Poplar · Hemp-agrimony +24
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 White Poplar Populus alba2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Osier Salix viminalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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