Irby Common - Broadleaved woodland
10 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.36366, -3.12610
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 54m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 54m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths 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
86 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
40,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,152 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds116 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Peregrine +111
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
🐸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
🐝Insects52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +47
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder Bee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,152 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds116 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Peregrine +111
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
🐸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
🐝Insects52 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +47
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder Bee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pascuorum
Bombus pascuorum
Heather Mining BeeAndrena fuscipesHeather Mining BeeAndrena fuscipesHeather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctusHeather (Girdled) ColletesColletes succinctusWhite-zoned Furrow BeeLasioglossum leucozoniumWhite-zoned Furrow BeeLasioglossum leucozoniumField Digger WaspMellinus arvensisField Digger WaspMellinus arvensisCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus2024Cis bilamellatusCis bilamellatus2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaAlydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratusSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisAnoplius nigerrimusAnoplius nigerrimusAnoplius nigerrimusAnoplius nigerrimusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius4-Spotted Digger WaspCrossocerus quadrimaculatus4-Spotted Digger WaspCrossocerus quadrimaculatusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBombus lucorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumBombus lucorumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataHelophilus 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 boleti2024Black DarterSympetrum danae2024Black DarterSympetrum danae2024Otiorhynchus 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 nemorum2024Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2023Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2023Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2023Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2023Limnephilus centralisLimnephilus centralis2023Events & activities nearby
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