Broadleaved woodland near Mossley Hill
1 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.37397, -2.92064
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 14 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 on site — 14 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
Named cycling route nearby: University Cycle Route
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
148 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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Wildlife to spot
69,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
69,751 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Robin · Moorhen · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Scathophaga stercoraria · Trichopsocus brincki · 2-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus · Helina evecta
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Primrose · Common Ragwort · Lesser Celandine · Daisy · Cleavers +47
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Spotted-laurel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
69,751 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Robin · Moorhen · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Scathophaga stercoraria · Trichopsocus brincki · 2-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus · Helina evecta
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Primrose · Common Ragwort · Lesser Celandine · Daisy · Cleavers +47
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Spotted-laurel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aucuba japonica
Aucuba japonica
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