David's Rough - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.30927, -2.96077
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
North Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route
Wirral WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Canalside TrailWalking route▾
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 563Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Traffic Free ChesterCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clatterbridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,205 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens +29
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- EristalisEristalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yew · Rusty Willow · Hogweed · Rubus tuberculatus
- YewTaxus baccata
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,205 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens +29
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- EristalisEristalis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yew · Rusty Willow · Hogweed · Rubus tuberculatus
- YewTaxus baccata
- Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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