Royalthorn Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.39550, -2.26821
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 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km▾
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
287 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 60Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +27
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
🌿Plants4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Beech · Spear Thistle · Perforate St John's-wort · Japanese Knotweed
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +27
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Platyderus depressusPlatyderus depressus
🌿Plants4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Beech · Spear Thistle · Perforate St John's-wort · Japanese Knotweed
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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