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Berry Hill

10 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.45310, -2.83439

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Lapwing +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Lapwing +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Fan-bearing Wood-borer, Empis livida, Antherophagus pallens +247 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Fan-bearing Wood-borer, Empis livida, Antherophagus pallens +247 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Hogweed +125 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Hogweed +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

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
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Radial Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Radial Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 856Cycling route
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Radial Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The approach to Rose Cottage

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The approach to Rose Cottage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CROXTETH HALLCountry park4 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Knowsley Leisure and Culture ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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