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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.56096, -2.39106
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Hemp-agrimony +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Hemp-agrimony +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Epistrophe grossulariae +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Wild Strawberry +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Croft Side restricted byway · 563 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 563 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Cycle Trail & Road Junction - Moses Gate Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
14,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Frog Rana Vine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Common Ragwort · Himalayan Balsam · Butterbur · Primrose +13
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Frog Rana Vine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Garlic Mustard · Common Ragwort · Himalayan Balsam · Butterbur · Primrose +13
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025