Seven Acres Country Park
70 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha
Getting here
53.58606, -2.39957
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Vine Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +78 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Great Willowherb, Giant Hogweed +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Moss BankCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnworth Streets For All Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Bradshaw Brook in Seven Acres Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
27,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,469 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Magpie +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Frog · Common Toad · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Aphrophora major
Silver Leaf Disease · Neonectria coccinea · Glistening Inkcap · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Flammulina populicola +5
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Neonectria coccineaNeonectria coccinea
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Flammulina populicolaFlammulina populicola
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Coesyn Melfed
Common Reed · Great Willowherb · Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Cudweed +39
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,469 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Magpie +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Frog · Common Toad · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Aphrophora major
Silver Leaf Disease · Neonectria coccinea · Glistening Inkcap · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Flammulina populicola +5
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Neonectria coccineaNeonectria coccinea
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Flammulina populicolaFlammulina populicola
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Coesyn Melfed
Common Reed · Great Willowherb · Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Cudweed +39
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora major
Aphrophora major
Sallow KittenFurcula furculaSallow KittenFurcula furculaLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaCommon FootmanEilema lurideolaCommon FootmanEilema lurideolaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaPale ProminentPterostoma palpinaPale ProminentPterostoma palpinaFlammulina velutipes
Flammulina velutipes
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriacaScarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca2025
2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusWych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025Fodder VetchVicia villosa2025Fodder VetchVicia villosa2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025