Newton Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.32830, -2.61948
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 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
80 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
5 Appleton ThornCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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Road junction at Newton Cross
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Wildlife to spot
2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Swallow +47
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TealAnas crecca
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +3
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Swallow +47
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TealAnas crecca
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +3
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaEvents & activities nearby
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