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53.44155, -2.30295
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Lacy Street Car Park 22m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Lacy Street Car Park 22m away — 18 car parks within reach £ 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 — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Giant Blackberry +1 more foraging species
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 6 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 ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 380 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 Airport City Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
104,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 104,085 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Silver Fish · Common Carder Bee +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Fritillary · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Pineappleweed · Common Chickweed +4
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Common Chickweed Stellaria media Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 104,085 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Blue Tit +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · Silver Fish · Common Carder Bee +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum 🌿 Plants 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Fritillary · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Pineappleweed · Common Chickweed +4
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Common Chickweed Stellaria media Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
Rubus armeniacus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa 