Woodwards Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.50173, -2.85795
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route207 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route967 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 862Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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