Newton Gorse - Woodland
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.32753, -2.63146
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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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
100 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
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,387 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Woodchat Shrike · Coot +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- CootFulica atra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Green Grasshopper · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +8
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 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
5,387 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Woodchat Shrike · Coot +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- CootFulica atra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Green Grasshopper · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +8
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 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 nymphulaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosa