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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.49277, -2.35560
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Paranchus albipes, Juniper Shieldbug, Hornet +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Paranchus albipes, Juniper Shieldbug, Hornet +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Rubus tuberculatus +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km 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 144 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link 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 Irwell River Park 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
22,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,664 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Hornet · Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila +3
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Celandine · Narcissus agg. · Common Nettle · Yew · Himalayan Balsam +4
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Yew Taxus baccata2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,664 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +22
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Hornet · Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila +3
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Lesser Celandine · Narcissus agg. · Common Nettle · Yew · Himalayan Balsam +4
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Yew Taxus baccata2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra2025
Sambucus nigra2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 