School Lane Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.40370, -2.71702
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
- 🌿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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,137 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,137 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Kestrel +19
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Large Willow Aphid · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
🍄Fungi66 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Hairy Curtain Crust · Coral Spot · Jelly Ear · Blushing Crust · Silver Leaf Disease +61
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Blushing CrustHeteroradulum deglubens
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloides
Hazel · Pampas-grass · Guelder-rose · Japanese Knotweed · Chicory +4
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,137 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Kestrel +19
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Large Willow Aphid · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
🍄Fungi66 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Hairy Curtain Crust · Coral Spot · Jelly Ear · Blushing Crust · Silver Leaf Disease +61
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Blushing CrustHeteroradulum deglubens
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloides
Hazel · Pampas-grass · Guelder-rose · Japanese Knotweed · Chicory +4
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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