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Birchmoss Covert - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.41620, -2.37158

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 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

126 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Airport City CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Link between Trans-Pennine Trail and Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Urmston-Ashton cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route

Stretford CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

76,845 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

76,845 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

76,845 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +48

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TealAnas crecca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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