Irby Common - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.36844, -3.13949
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 394m away — 2 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 394m away — 2 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
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
89 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 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 route250 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
37,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,645 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds116 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Peregrine · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +111
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Feral Cat +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Natterjack Toad · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +41
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Heather Mining Bee
Yew · Intermediate Polypody
- YewTaxus baccata
- Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,645 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds116 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Peregrine · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +111
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Feral Cat +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Natterjack Toad · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Natterjack ToadEpidalea calamita
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +41
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Heather Mining Bee
Yew · Intermediate Polypody
- YewTaxus baccata
- Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023Andrena fuscipes
Andrena fuscipes
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumHeather (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 bilamellatus2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisAnoplius nigerrimusAnoplius nigerrimusAnoplius nigerrimusAnoplius nigerrimusAlydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratusDasysyrphus 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 thalassinumVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHelophilus 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 danae2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Events & activities nearby
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