Hale Road Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.36296, -2.74421
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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 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
95 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
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,481 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +12
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Alexanders · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Cow Parsley · Ivy +46
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- IvyHedera helix
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,481 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +12
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Alexanders · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Cow Parsley · Ivy +46
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- IvyHedera helix
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareEvents & activities nearby
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