Neilson's Plantations - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.36033, -3.10501
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ 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 · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wirral WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Footpath 68public footpath · 437 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 437 mSurface gravelPath type: path
84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route211 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 211 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route704 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route171 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route163 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Lane Between Thingwall Road and Arrowe Brook Lane
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Wildlife to spot
27,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,017 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds117 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Peregrine · Mallard +112
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Badger +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BatChiroptera2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Natterjack Toad · Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird · Southern Hawker +15
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,017 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds117 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Peregrine · Mallard +112
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Badger +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BatChiroptera2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Natterjack Toad · Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Orange Ladybird · Southern Hawker +15
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBlack DarterSympetrum danae2024Black DarterSympetrum danae2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2024Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2023Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2023Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2023Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2023Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Events & activities nearby
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