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Thelwall Gorse - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.37264, -2.51075

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booths Lanepublic footpath · 132 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 132 mPath type: residential
Cinder Lanepublic footpath · 683 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 683 mPath type: track
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
2 Warrington WatersCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cinder Lanebridleway · 80 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Cinder Lanebridleway · 416 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 416 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M6 southbound near Thelwall Grange

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M6 southbound near Thelwall Grange

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Lymm DamUrban park1.9 km→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Black Bear ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Elizabeth ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Ridgeway Grundy ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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