Nicholson's Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.36460, -3.10767
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
Signed route nearby
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
97 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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Wildlife to spot
42,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
42,638 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds118 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Mallard · Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +113
🦌Mammals10 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Badger · Common Pipistrelle +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano Pipistrelle
🐸Amphibians5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Natterjack Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Common Darter · Cis bilamellatus · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +33
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,638 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds118 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Mallard · Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +113
🦌Mammals10 species
springautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Badger · Common Pipistrelle +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano Pipistrelle
🐸Amphibians5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Natterjack Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Common Darter · Cis bilamellatus · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +33
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025Feral CatFelis catus2024Feral CatFelis catus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2024Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2024Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2024Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2024Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2024Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2024Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2024Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2024Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2024Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2024Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2024Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2024Octotemnus glabriculusOctotemnus glabriculus2024Octotemnus glabriculusOctotemnus glabriculus2024Aspidiphorus orbiculatusAspidiphorus orbiculatus2024Aspidiphorus orbiculatusAspidiphorus orbiculatus2024Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis2024Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis2024Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024Cis boletiCis boleti2024Cis boletiCis boleti2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Swollen-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 centralis2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023Events & activities nearby
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