Higher Broughton HMR area, Salford
Kersal Local Nature Reserve

In 2003 Salford City Council adopted a masterplan for the redevelopment of a 16 hectare area of Higher Broughton. The plan includes provision for new housing, a school, a community centre and retail units. The site is adjacent to Kersal Dale ‘one of Salford’s most important wildlife habitats’.

Kersal Dale is a 23 hectare Site of Biological Importance recently declared as a Local Nature Reserve. Though it is cut off by a main road with an inconspicuous entrance and no signage to highlight its significance, the area is well used for informal recreation and school nature walks. Habitats include semi-natural woodland and wetland alongside the River Irwell.

Sources:
1. Salford City Council, Higher Broughton Regeneration Area, SPG, Sept 2003
2. Wildlife Trusts, Salford Phase I Habitat Survey, 2000-2001
3. Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (2001) Kersal Dale, Record of Sites of Biological Importance