Hale Road Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.35623, -2.74729
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,585 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,585 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +26
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +46
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,585 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +26
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
- Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Alexanders · Biting Stonecrop · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +46
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025Events & activities nearby
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