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Thornton Common - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.32259, -2.99763

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
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Cycling

60 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
Outer OrbitalCycling route
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking south-east up Dibbinsdale Road

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking south-east up Dibbinsdale Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️EASTHAM WOODSCountry park2.7 km→🌱Torr ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Eastham Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Eastham FerryUrban park2.9 km→🌱Mayer ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Marfords ParkUrban park600 m→

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