Weir's Gorse - Woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🚲Cycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32532, -2.65179
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 160m away — 20 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 160m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Bridgewater Way
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cawley's Bridgepublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: service
Marina Lanepublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: tertiary
Marina Lanepublic footpath · 321 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 321 mPath type: tertiary
118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
5 Appleton ThornCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Photos
Bridgewater Canal from Eastbound M56
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Wildlife to spot
9,506 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,506 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Coot · Woodchat Shrike · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +9
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,506 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Coot · Woodchat Shrike · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +9
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaEvents & activities nearby
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