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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.53788, -2.37151
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Hemp-agrimony +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Marsh Helleborine, Hemp-agrimony +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Ramsons, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 93 signed routes nearby
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 Swinton Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton 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 The Parish Church of St Stephen, Kearsley Moor
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Wildlife to spot
15,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Wasp · 7-spot Ladybird · Polydrusus formosus
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marsh Helleborine · Hemp-agrimony · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. · Ramsons +10
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Gadwall Mareca strepera Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Larus argentatus argentatus Larus argentatus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Wasp · 7-spot Ladybird · Polydrusus formosus
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Marsh Helleborine · Hemp-agrimony · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. · Ramsons +10
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025
Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes2025 