Hale Road Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.36425, -2.75281
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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
97 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
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
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Hale Road nearing Liverpool Road
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Wildlife to spot
30,409 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
30,409 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot +10
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red Fox
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Hazel · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Cow Parsley · Ivy +57
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- IvyHedera helix
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,409 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Coot +10
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
Red Fox
Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Hazel · Cock's-foot · Cleavers · Cow Parsley · Ivy +57
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- IvyHedera helix
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensNarrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaOakQuercusOakQuercusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperEvents & activities nearby
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