Norbury's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.36819, -2.67556
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 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Delamere WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey Valley Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
116 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
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Photos
Trans Pennine Trail near power station
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Wildlife to spot
64,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
64,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds104 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +99
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Hedgehog +3
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BatChiroptera2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dock Bug · Western Honey Bee · Green Shieldbug +39
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 24-spot Ladybird
Common Nettle · Tufted Vetch · Hogweed · Wild Carrot · Yorkshire-fog +33
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
64,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds104 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +99
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Bat · Hedgehog +3
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- BatChiroptera2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dock Bug · Western Honey Bee · Green Shieldbug +39
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- 24-spot Ladybird
Common Nettle · Tufted Vetch · Hogweed · Wild Carrot · Yorkshire-fog +33
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandataMottled BeautyAlcis repandataCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumEmpis trigrammaEmpis trigrammaEmpis trigrammaEmpis trigrammaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTrioza remotaTrioza remotaTrioza remotaTrioza remotaPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaPlatycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataRhingia rostrataAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiCantharis rufaCantharis rufaCantharis rufaCantharis rufaViburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburniViburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburniRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisTorpedo SawflyNematus lucidusTorpedo SawflyNematus lucidusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisPrasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginellaSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami20242024
2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024YarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreItalian AlderAlnus cordataItalian AlderAlnus cordataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRed CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Events & activities nearby
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