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53.53072, -2.42622
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Palloptera scutellata, Geomyza tripunctata, Scathophaga furcata +111 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Palloptera scutellata, Geomyza tripunctata, Scathophaga furcata +111 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Vetch, Perennial Rye-grass, Betony +144 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Vetch, Perennial Rye-grass, Betony +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Crab Apple, Hazel +12 more foraging species
Varies
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 ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank 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 Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 64 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Geomyza tripunctata · Trichocera regelationis · Scathophaga furcata · Palloptera scutellata · Scaptomyza pallida +59
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis Scaly Male-fern · Snowdrop · Gorse · Hogweed · Soft Shield-fern +7
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Gorse Ulex europaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Rock Dove +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 64 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Geomyza tripunctata · Trichocera regelationis · Scathophaga furcata · Palloptera scutellata · Scaptomyza pallida +59
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata Scaptomyza pallida Scaptomyza pallida Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis Scaly Male-fern · Snowdrop · Gorse · Hogweed · Soft Shield-fern +7
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Gorse Ulex europaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025 Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2025
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2025
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Sylvicola cinctus Sylvicola cinctus
Trichocera hiemalis Trichocera hiemalis
Trichocera hiemalis Trichocera hiemalis
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2025
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2025
Erioconopa diuturna Erioconopa diuturna2025
Erioconopa diuturna Erioconopa diuturna2025
Lispocephala erythrocera Lispocephala erythrocera
Lispocephala erythrocera Lispocephala erythrocera
Dixella martinii Dixella martinii
Dixella martinii Dixella martinii
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis
Scatella stagnalis Scatella stagnalis
Scathophaga suilla Scathophaga suilla2025
Scathophaga suilla Scathophaga suilla2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2025
Paradelia intersecta Paradelia intersecta2025
Paradelia intersecta Paradelia intersecta2025
Bicellaria vana Bicellaria vana2025
Bicellaria vana Bicellaria vana2025
Azelia nebulosa Azelia nebulosa2025
Azelia nebulosa Azelia nebulosa2025
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Triphleba papillata Triphleba papillata
Triphleba papillata Triphleba papillata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Campichoeta obscuripennis Campichoeta obscuripennis
Campichoeta obscuripennis Campichoeta obscuripennis
Lycoriella Lycoriella
Lycoriella Lycoriella
Paratendipes nudisquama Paratendipes nudisquama
Paratendipes nudisquama Paratendipes nudisquama
Spiniphora maculata Spiniphora maculata
Spiniphora maculata Spiniphora maculata
Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Gymnometriocnemus brumalis
Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Gymnometriocnemus brumalis
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Diastata adusta Diastata adusta
Diastata adusta Diastata adusta
Dikraneura variata Dikraneura variata
Dikraneura variata Dikraneura variata
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus
Cymus melanocephalus Cymus melanocephalus
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Scathophaga decipiens Scathophaga decipiens2025
Scathophaga decipiens Scathophaga decipiens2025
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major2025
Stenocranus major Stenocranus major2025
Dixella aestivalis Dixella aestivalis2025
Dixella aestivalis Dixella aestivalis2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Opomyza petrei Opomyza petrei2025
Opomyza petrei Opomyza petrei2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Opetia nigra Opetia nigra2025
Opetia nigra Opetia nigra2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Bibio longipes Bibio longipes2025
Bibio longipes Bibio longipes2025
Hebecnema nigricolor Hebecnema nigricolor2025
Hebecnema nigricolor Hebecnema nigricolor2025
Muscina levida Muscina levida2025
Muscina levida Muscina levida2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lasiomma seminitidum Lasiomma seminitidum2025
Lasiomma seminitidum Lasiomma seminitidum2025
Hylemya urbica Hylemya urbica2025
Hylemya urbica Hylemya urbica2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea2025
Mycophaga testacea Mycophaga testacea2025
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2025
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2025
Ocydromia glabricula Ocydromia glabricula2025
Ocydromia glabricula Ocydromia glabricula2025
Polietes meridionalis Polietes meridionalis2025
Polietes meridionalis Polietes meridionalis2025
Trichocera major Trichocera major2025
Trichocera major Trichocera major2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Hordeum distichon Hordeum distichon2025
Hordeum distichon Hordeum distichon2025
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum2025
Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025