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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.49345, -2.33882
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 297m away — 4 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 🅿️ Parking 297m away — 4 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
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Paranchus albipes, Juniper Shieldbug, Hornet +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Paranchus albipes, Juniper Shieldbug, Hornet +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Route 55
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
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 GM Ringway Stage 1 Walking route 11.7 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named route Length 11.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 20 Walking route 12.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 20 - Stretford to Manchester
Named route Length 12.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map 166 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Media City Link 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 Irwell River Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway 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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Wildlife to spot
24,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw +14
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Squirrel Sciurus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Hornet · Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila +3
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw +14
Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Squirrel Sciurus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Hornet · Paranchus albipes · Clay-coloured Weevil · Spotted-winged Drosophila +3
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 