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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.52474, -2.40577
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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 🌿 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 🦉 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, Willow Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Willow Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Shepherd's-purse +145 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Shepherd's-purse +145 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sorrel, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
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
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Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Port Salford Greenway 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 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
16,070 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,070 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Robin +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Wasp · Fever Fly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Zigzag Clover · Common Field-speedwell · Buckthorn · Fat-hen · Broad-leaved Helleborine +22
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,070 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Robin +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Wasp · Fever Fly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Zigzag Clover · Common Field-speedwell · Buckthorn · Fat-hen · Broad-leaved Helleborine +22
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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