Boundary Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.53947, -2.88903
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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
- 📍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 · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maltkiln Lanepublic footpath · 383 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 383 mPath type: track
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route517 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
5,924 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,924 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Volucella pellucens · Xylota segnis +4
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Common Wasp
🌿Plants45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yew · Hart's-Tongue · Ramsons · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wych Elm +40
- YewTaxus baccata
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,924 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Volucella pellucens · Xylota segnis +4
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Common Wasp
🌿Plants45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Yew · Hart's-Tongue · Ramsons · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wych Elm +40
- YewTaxus baccata
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vespula vulgaris
Vespula vulgaris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatusItalian Lords-and-Ladies
Italian Lords-and-Ladies
Arum italicum
Arum italicum
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaDryopteris erythrosoraDryopteris erythrosoraDryopteris erythrosoraDryopteris erythrosoraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorEvents & activities nearby
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