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Mosley Common Colliery Commemorative Wheel

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.50785, -2.42615

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026

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Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Common Jelly Spot, Butter Cap +54 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Common Jelly Spot, Butter Cap +54 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Palloptera scutellata, Geomyza tripunctata, Scathophaga furcata +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Palloptera scutellata, Geomyza tripunctata, Scathophaga furcata +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Vetch, Creeping Thistle, Red Clover +115 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Tufted Vetch, Creeping Thistle, Red Clover +115 more · last seen 2026

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Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Salford TrailWalking 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 routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
Sheep Lanepublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Silk Mill Streetpublic footpath · 41 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Linnyshaw LooplineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Port Salford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Walkden to RHS Garden BridgewaterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnworth Streets For All Phase OneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Mosley Common

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mosley Common

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🌱Ellesmere Street ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2 km→🌱Parr Fold ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Astley Street ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Tyldesley ChapelUrban park2.8 km→🌱Cutacre Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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