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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
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53.48766, -2.28442
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Lesser Black-backed Gull 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus, Bracken Map +45 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Mind-your-own-business, Coltsfoot +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Mind-your-own-business, Coltsfoot +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
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 ▾
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 228 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 60 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester regional route 85 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 85 Regional cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Urmston-Ashton cycleway 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 with Christ, Broadwalk, Salford
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Wildlife to spot
15,697 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,697 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +15
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Tawny Mining Bee
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Jelly Ear 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bee Orchid · Coltsfoot · Narcissus agg. · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth +4
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Scots Pine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,697 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +15
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Tawny Mining Bee
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Candlesnuff Fungus · Beechmast Candlesnuff · Physcia adscendens · Bleeding Oak Crust · Cladonia coniocraea +36
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Physcia adscendens Physcia adscendens Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum Cladonia coniocraea Cladonia coniocraea Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Jelly Ear 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bee Orchid · Coltsfoot · Narcissus agg. · Lesser Celandine · Hyacinth +4
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Scots Pine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Auricularia auricula-judae
Auricularia auricula-judae
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
Script Lichen Graphis scripta s. lat.
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Oak Moss Evernia prunastri
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Vuilleminia coryli Vuilleminia coryli
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Big Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera fumosa
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Bay Polypore Polyporus badius
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Lecidella elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Physcia aipolia Physcia aipolia
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Neosetophoma samarorum Neosetophoma samarorum
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Hypoxylon intermedium Hypoxylon intermedium
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Diaporthe samaricola Diaporthe samaricola
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025