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Gorse Covert - Broadleaved woodland

15 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.41588, -2.50675

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare 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

Signed route nearby
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

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Foot path, Birchwood Brook Park

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foot path, Birchwood Brook Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Peel Hall ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Risley Moss Country ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Birchwood Forest ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Culcheth Linear ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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