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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.54706, -2.43080
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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 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +85 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +85 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Common Ragwort, Field Horsetail +90 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Germander Speedwell, Common Ragwort, Field Horsetail +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route 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
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,106 records · National Biodiversity Network Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +35
Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Black Snipefly
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus 🌿 Plants 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Germander Speedwell · Snowdrop · Nipplewort +26
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,106 records · National Biodiversity Network Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +35
Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Black Snipefly
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus 🌿 Plants 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Germander Speedwell · Snowdrop · Nipplewort +26
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shepherd's-purse
Shepherd's-purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus2024
Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Mock-orange Philadelphus coronarius2024
Mock-orange Philadelphus coronarius2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Couch Elymus repens2024
Common Couch Elymus repens2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Aspen Populus tremula2024
Aspen Populus tremula2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024 