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Broadleaved woodland near Thelwall

3 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.38965, -2.52365

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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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

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 · 3 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
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Cycling

71 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Gigg Lanebridleway · 62 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 62 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Mersey, Thelwall Eyes

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Mersey, Thelwall Eyes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Causeway ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Peel Hall ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Wilderspool Community WoodlandUrban park4.5 km→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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