Brickfields Red Quarry - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.41968, -2.73142
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
14 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
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,386 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,386 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Blackbird +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Goat Willow · Zigzag Clover · Hazel · Centaurea nigra · Raspberry +31
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,386 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Blackbird +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Goat Willow · Zigzag Clover · Hazel · Centaurea nigra · Raspberry +31
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025Brown HareLepus europaeus2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis livida14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025Events & activities nearby
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