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Brown Birches

32 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

53.48280, -2.82369

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Elder +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Cuckooflower, Hawthorn +132 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Cuckooflower, Hawthorn +132 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Common Wasp +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Common Wasp +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Radial Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 862Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 862Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 862Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brown Birch farm from the coach road

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brown Birch farm from the coach road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millennium GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Mill Dam ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉ACORNFIELD PLANTATIONNature reserve2 km→🦉MILL BROWNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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