Thornton Common - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.32420, -3.00832
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Parkgate WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Clatterbridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Signals and SaltmarshCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +45
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem · Hogweed
- Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +45
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Garden Star-of-Bethlehem · Hogweed
- Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
