Clinkham Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.46222, -2.73163
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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
🌤️ 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
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route704 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m▾
Named routeLength 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Railway bridge over Haresfinch Road
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Wildlife to spot
41,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,134 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2026▾
Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle +3
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil · Agonum muelleri +14
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood-sorrel · Southern Marsh-orchid · Wood Anemone · Barren Strawberry +44
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
- Great Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,134 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +22
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2026▾
Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle +3
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Clay-coloured Weevil · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Vine Weevil · Agonum muelleri +14
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood-sorrel · Southern Marsh-orchid · Wood Anemone · Barren Strawberry +44
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
- Great Horsetail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrellus2025
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Equisetum telmateia2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025