Charley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.48895, -2.84494
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
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
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31 signed routes nearby
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Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route207 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 862Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 862Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 862Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,685 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Robin +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Phyllobius glaucus · Xylota segnis · Tawny Mining Bee · 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii +2
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Himalayan Balsam · Red Campion · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · Common Nettle +47
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,685 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Robin +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Phyllobius glaucus · Xylota segnis · Tawny Mining Bee · 14-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii +2
- Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Himalayan Balsam · Red Campion · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens · Common Nettle +47
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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