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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.49586, -2.26859
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 163m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 163m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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 — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broughton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 86 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 86 Local cycle route
Show on map Irwell River Park 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
19,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,703 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +31
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Greater Periwinkle · Wood Avens +5
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,703 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +31
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jay Garrulus glandarius Mergus merganser merganser Mergus merganser merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Greater Periwinkle · Wood Avens +5
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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