Bird's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.31349, -2.64603
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 343m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 343m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Named cycling route nearby: Bridgewater Way
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,656 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Woodchat Shrike +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red Fox
Azure Damselfly · Phaonia subventa · Red-legged Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Bibio pomonae +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Soft-brome · Dandelion · Elder · Annual Meadow-grass · Rough Meadow-grass +31
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,656 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Woodchat Shrike +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red Fox
Azure Damselfly · Phaonia subventa · Red-legged Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Bibio pomonae +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Soft-brome · Dandelion · Elder · Annual Meadow-grass · Rough Meadow-grass +31
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusEvents & activities nearby
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