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Birch Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.35805, -2.63204

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Bridgewater Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
New Cut TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gigg Lanepublic footpath · 133 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mPath type: track
Gigg Lanepublic footpath · 98 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mPath type: track
Gigg Lanepublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: track
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Cycling

116 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
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
11 Whittle HallCycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Freight train passing Daresbury Junction – 1967

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freight train passing Daresbury Junction – 1967

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Causeway ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Bank ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Walton Hall GardensUrban park2.1 km→

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