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Scamper Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.45931, -2.84280

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Radial Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Radial Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 856Cycling route
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Radial Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knowsley Lane roundabout under repair

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Knowsley Lane roundabout under repair

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CROXTETH HALLCountry park3.7 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Wignall ParkUrban park2.7 km→🐄Knowsley Safari ParkVisitor farm2.8 km→🌱St Dominic's Roman Catholic ChurchUrban park3.6 km→

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