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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.52788, -2.33902
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-legged Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Raspberry, Hazel +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway 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 Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway 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
10,676 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis · Polydrusus formosus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Ash · Silver Birch +3
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ash Fraxinus excelsior Silver Birch Betula pendula Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Black Clock · Nebria brevicollis · Polydrusus formosus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Butterbur · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Ash · Silver Birch +3
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Primrose Primula vulgaris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ash Fraxinus excelsior Silver Birch Betula pendula Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 