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Firs Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.41790, -2.35663

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sunshine Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sunshine Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bollin Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking 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

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Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Media City LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

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Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route

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Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

37,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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