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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.50433, -2.26208
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 188m 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 188m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria, Tawny Mining Bee +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria, Tawny Mining Bee +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Broughton Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 185 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 ▾
Photos St John's Church, Broughton, Manchester
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Wildlife to spot
25,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon +18
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Coenosia tigrina +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Eristalis tenax Coltsfoot · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Wood Avens · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Ash +4
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,446 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon +18
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Coenosia tigrina +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Eristalis tenax Coltsfoot · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera · Wood Avens · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Ash +4
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025 Goat Willow Salix caprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
2025
2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 