Botany Bay Wood - Vegetation area 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.47752, -2.42147
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport) 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 17 Walking route 16.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named route Length 16.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 18 Walking route 17.4 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named route Length 17.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Urmston-Ashton cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Birch woodland, Botany Bay Wood
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Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
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Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2024
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2024
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2024
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2024
Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella2024
Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella2024
Delia platura Delia platura2024
Delia platura Delia platura2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Anthomyza gracilis Anthomyza gracilis2024
Anthomyza gracilis Anthomyza gracilis2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Turnip Brassica rapa
Turnip Brassica rapa
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2024
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