Lime tree Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.46114, -2.91187
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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
165 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
Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
Photos
The Vikings Landing, Stone Bridge, Croxteth
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 70f7bc8b-549a-4828-8d49-746b5225df98
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +32
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
🌿Plants42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Foxglove · Common Poppy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Bittersweet · Red Campion +37
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +32
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
🌿Plants42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Foxglove · Common Poppy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Bittersweet · Red Campion +37
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Wood Avens
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum2025
Geum urbanum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Cut-Leaved BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Heterophylla'2025Cut-Leaved BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Heterophylla'2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025