Wharton and Cleggs Lane Church and Community Centre
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Salford Getting here
53.53451, -2.41912
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove 🌿 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Vetch +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Vetch +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Sorrel, Blackthorn +10 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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 55
Varies
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
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 Port Salford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,810 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Wasp · Fever Fly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +1
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Helophilus Helophilus2025 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Buckthorn · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowdrop · Gorse · Hazel +17
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Gorse Ulex europaeus Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Scaly Male-fern Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,810 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Wasp · Fever Fly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +1
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Helophilus Helophilus2025 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Buckthorn · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowdrop · Gorse · Hazel +17
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Gorse Ulex europaeus Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Scaly Male-fern Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryopteris affinis2025
Dryopteris affinis2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
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
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
English Elm Ulmus procera2025
English Elm Ulmus procera2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
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