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Birchwood Golf Club

5 ha

📷 Mike Lyne · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.41713, -2.53834

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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

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard +90 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking 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
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Cycling

77 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
2 Warrington WatersCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath alongside the Birchwood Expressway

📷 Mike Lyne · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath alongside the Birchwood Expressway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Peel Hall ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Birchwood Forest ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Risley Moss Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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