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Woodland near Sefton

22 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

53.50270, -2.95719

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Waterloo to BootleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trans Pennine Trail crossing the former Sefton Meadows

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trans Pennine Trail crossing the former Sefton Meadows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rice Lane Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Deerbarn ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Deerbarn ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Balls Wood ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Moss Park Playing FieldUrban park2.6 km→🌱Moorside ParkUrban park4 km→

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