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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Manchester Getting here
53.48369, -2.18390
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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 🛝 Playground 129m away — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 129m away — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadow Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +169 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Meadow Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +169 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +20 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Medlock Valley Way Walking route ▾
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) Walking route ▾
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 232 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Audenshaw Ashton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 Local cycle route
Show on map Errwood Road Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,997 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,997 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +29
Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Syrphus Syrphus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Spindle · Meadow Crane's-bill · Common Nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle +19
Spindle Euonymus europaeus Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Common Nettle Urtica dioica Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,997 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon +29
Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Syrphus Syrphus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Spindle · Meadow Crane's-bill · Common Nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle +19
Spindle Euonymus europaeus Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Common Nettle Urtica dioica Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wild Teasel
Wild Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
White Melilot Melilotus albus
White Melilot Melilotus albus
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca 