Lime tree Woods - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.46300, -2.91342
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
163 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
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Radial Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Inner OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef ILocal cycle route
Middle OrbitalCycling route▾
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Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
6,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,554 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Rock Dove +30
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
Common Poppy · Foxglove · Bittersweet · Red Campion · Yarrow +56
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,554 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Rock Dove +30
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
Common Poppy · Foxglove · Bittersweet · Red Campion · Yarrow +56
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Sympetrum striolatum
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