Brickfields Red Quarry - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.42494, -2.72030
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
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National 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
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,675 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Magpie +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pipistrelle +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Lissotriton · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- LissotritonLissotriton
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus +8
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Blackthorn · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Hazel · Pampas-grass +25
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,675 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Magpie +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Pipistrelle +2
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Lissotriton · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- LissotritonLissotriton
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus +8
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Blackthorn · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Hazel · Pampas-grass +25
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025Brown HareLepus europaeus20257-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Cantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
2025
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025