Dobb's Wood - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.43936, -2.74268
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
26,859 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,859 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Coot +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat +5
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Southern Marsh-orchid · Large Bindweed · Bee Orchid · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle +21
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,859 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Coot +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat +5
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Southern Marsh-orchid · Large Bindweed · Bee Orchid · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle +21
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025MoleTalpa europaea2025MoleTalpa europaea2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus20252-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Cantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025