Wheatacre Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.41756, -2.66033
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 148m away — 12 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 148m away — 12 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
2 Warrington WatersCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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