Smedley Avenue Allotments
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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.56214, -2.42195
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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 🛝 Playground 204m 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 🛝 Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Opium Poppy, Safflower +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Opium Poppy, Safflower +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Hornet Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Hornet Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Walkden to RHS Garden Bridgewater Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +42
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Willow Tit Poecile montanus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Buzzard Buteo buteo Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Himalayan Balsam · Opium Poppy · Safflower · Oxford Ragwort · Sunflower +19
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Safflower Carthamus tinctorius2025 Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025 Sunflower Helianthus annuus2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +42
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Willow Tit Poecile montanus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Buzzard Buteo buteo Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Himalayan Balsam · Opium Poppy · Safflower · Oxford Ragwort · Sunflower +19
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Safflower Carthamus tinctorius2025 Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025 Sunflower Helianthus annuus2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Foliage Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla2025
Foliage Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Antarctic Beech Nothofagus antarctica2024
Antarctic Beech Nothofagus antarctica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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