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Crab Tree Rough - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.35271, -2.81503

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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
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Best for

4 activities

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
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Liverpool Loop LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route165 m
Named routeLength 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway towards Liverpool

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway towards Liverpool

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Halewood Park TriangleUrban park2.6 km→🌱Halewood Doorstep GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Hale ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Halebank ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Pickerings PastureUrban park3 km→🌱Belle Vale ParkUrban park5 km→

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