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Badgersrake Covert

8 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.26950, -2.98332

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Little Ringed Plover
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Pintail +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Pintail +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Large Marsh Horsefly +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Large Marsh Horsefly +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
North Cheshire WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Cheshire Way (Chester Spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hallwood Drivepublic footpath · 269 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 269 mPath type: service
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Brown RouteCycling route
Named routeRef BrownLocal cycle route
Route 563Cycling route
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Badgersrake Lane towards Ellesmere Port

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Badgersrake Lane towards Ellesmere Port

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ness Botanic GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Ness Botanic GardenUrban park4.1 km→🏞️RIVACRECountry park4.2 km→🦉RIVACRE VALLEYNature reserve4.3 km→🌱The University of Liverpool Botanic GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Woodfall Lane PlaygroundUrban park4.4 km→

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