Getting here
53.49012, -2.19510
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust, Jelly Ear +44 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust, Jelly Ear +44 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Purple-loosestrife, Common Nettle +152 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Purple-loosestrife, Common Nettle +152 more · last seen 2025
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +37 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Common Green Grasshopper +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax, Common Green Grasshopper +39 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Medlock Valley WayWalking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur)Walking route
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
🚴Cycling
194 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 60Cycling route
Broughton CyclewayCycling route
Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route
Route 86Cycling route
Irwell River ParkCycling route
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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