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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.51528, -2.27288
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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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 156 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 Paul's Church, Kersal, Graveyard
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Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor2025
Dorytomus ictor Dorytomus ictor2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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