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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.55933, -2.37134
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Himalayan Balsam +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Himalayan Balsam +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 90 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 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
12,651 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,651 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 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
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Epistrophe grossulariae · Platycheirus albimanus · Western Honey Bee +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Evacanthus interruptus Himalayan Balsam · Garlic Mustard · Marsh Helleborine · Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain +29
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 White Poplar Populus alba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,651 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 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
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Epistrophe grossulariae · Platycheirus albimanus · Western Honey Bee +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Evacanthus interruptus Himalayan Balsam · Garlic Mustard · Marsh Helleborine · Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain +29
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 White Poplar Populus alba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis 2025
2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Osier Salix viminalis2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
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
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
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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