St Philip's Roman Catholic Church
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53.50368, -2.28028
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
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
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Coltsfoot, Lesser Celandine +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Coltsfoot, Lesser Celandine +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 183 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 ▾
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Felis catus
Felis catus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
American Mink Neovison vison
American Mink Neovison vison
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025 Cladonia coniocraea
Cladonia coniocraea
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear 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
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
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
Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides2025
Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides2025
Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei2025
Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei2025
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis2025
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis2025
Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae2025
Puccinia ribis-pendulae Puccinia ribis-pendulae2025
Fuchsia Rust Pucciniastrum epilobii2025
Fuchsia Rust Pucciniastrum epilobii2025
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
Mint Rust Puccinia menthae2025
Mint Rust Puccinia menthae2025 Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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