Delph Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.44225, -2.71760
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 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local 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
41,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,689 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +3
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Alder Leaf Beetle
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Southern Marsh-orchid · Hemp-agrimony · Butterfly-bush · Bee Orchid +35
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,689 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Rock Dove +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +3
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus ribesii · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Alder Leaf Beetle
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Southern Marsh-orchid · Hemp-agrimony · Butterfly-bush · Bee Orchid +35
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorUrtica dioica2025
Urtica dioica2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025