Alcocks Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.54661, -2.85463
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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
7,955 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,955 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +3
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bee Orchid · Bluebell · Early Crocus · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Garden Cat-mint +43
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
- Garden Cat-mintNepeta nepetella x racemosa = N. x faassenii2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,955 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird +3
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Bee Orchid · Bluebell · Early Crocus · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Garden Cat-mint +43
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
- Garden Cat-mintNepeta nepetella x racemosa = N. x faassenii2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Sweet Chestnut
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa2025
Castanea sativa2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2025Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Events & activities nearby
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