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Thornton Common - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.32684, -3.03000

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 355m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rocklands Lanebridleway · 437 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 437 mPath type: unclassified
Rocklands Lanebridleway · 199 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 199 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rocklands Lane towards Thornton Common Road

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rocklands Lane towards Thornton Common Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️EASTHAM WOODSCountry park4.7 km→🌱Stanney Fields ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱The PuddydaleUrban park4.7 km→🌱The Ropewalk AllotmentsUrban park4.8 km→🌱Torr ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Mayer ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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