Priory Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.37077, -2.93941
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
51,713 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
51,713 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Primrose · Wood Avens · Common Ragwort · Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Laurel +47
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
51,713 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Primrose · Wood Avens · Common Ragwort · Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Laurel +47
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaCleavers
Cleavers
Galium aparine
Galium aparine
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitriche