Balcony Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.53486, -2.76354
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 159m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 159m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £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
Holland Mosspublic footpath · 221 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mPath type: unclassified
Holland Mosspublic footpath · 410 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 410 mPath type: unclassified
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route153 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route397 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 397 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
6,454 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,454 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Mystacides longicornis · Empis nigripes · Ptychoptera contaminata · Phylidorea ferruginea · Cantharis rustica +64
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
- Empis nigripesEmpis nigripes
- Ptychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminata
- Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
- Cheilosia albitarsis
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Watercress · Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Spear Thistle · Soft Shield-fern +6
- WatercressNasturtium officinale
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,454 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Mystacides longicornis · Empis nigripes · Ptychoptera contaminata · Phylidorea ferruginea · Cantharis rustica +64
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
- Empis nigripesEmpis nigripes
- Ptychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminata
- Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella
- Cheilosia albitarsis
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Watercress · Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Spear Thistle · Soft Shield-fern +6
- WatercressNasturtium officinale
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis
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pusillumPtenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillumRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusParanchus albipesParanchus albipesParanchus albipesParanchus albipesRiponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendensMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusPtychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimanaPtychoptera albimanaErioptera fuscipennisErioptera fuscipennisErioptera fuscipennisErioptera fuscipennisRaspberry BeetleByturus tomentosusRaspberry BeetleByturus tomentosusRhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostrisOrthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlanticaMicrocara testaceaMicrocara testaceaMicrocara testaceaMicrocara testaceaLejogaster tarsataLejogaster tarsataLejogaster tarsataLejogaster tarsataFannia umbrosaFannia umbrosaFannia umbrosaFannia umbrosaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaMelanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtellaCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeAgriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulusSilver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatusSilver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatusFannia serenaFannia serenaFannia serenaFannia serenaSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriBronze GrieverDolerus aeneusBronze GrieverDolerus aeneusPallid Buttercup SawflyMonophadnus pallescensPallid Buttercup SawflyMonophadnus pallescensVetchling NematineEuura myosotidisVetchling NematineEuura myosotidisPied StriderPachyprotasis rapaePied StriderPachyprotasis rapaeEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataStriped Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster multifasciataStriped Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster multifasciataDrab GrieverDolerus nigratusDrab GrieverDolerus nigratusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica 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