Old Fir Wood - Woodland
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.43626, -2.52285
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
- 🌿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 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 18Walking route17.4 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham
Named routeLength 17.4 kmRegional walking route
New Cut TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
2 Warrington WatersCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Photos
Old Milestone by the A574, Warrington Road, north of Risley
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Wildlife to spot
56,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
56,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds103 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Mallard · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff +98
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +5
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Noctule
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Tipula pagana · Hornet Hoverfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Dogwood · Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Bear's-breech · White Melilot +28
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
- Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
- White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
- AspenPopulus tremula2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
56,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds103 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Mallard · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Chiffchaff +98
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +5
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Noctule
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Tipula pagana · Hornet Hoverfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- Tipula paganaTipula pagana2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Dogwood · Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Bear's-breech · White Melilot +28
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
- Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2025
- White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
- AspenPopulus tremula2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula2025
Nyctalus noctula2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2025Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2025Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2025Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae2025
Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Coenosia humilisCoenosia humilis2025Coenosia humilisCoenosia humilis2025Derephysia (Derephysia) foliaceaDerephysia (Derephysia) foliacea2025Derephysia (Derephysia) foliaceaDerephysia (Derephysia) foliacea2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Events & activities nearby
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