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Gorse Covert Mounds

38 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

53.43292, -2.49804

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 324m away

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, White Melilot, Aspen +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 18Walking route17.4 km

GM Ringway Stage 18 - Irlam to Altrincham

Named routeLength 17.4 kmRegional walking route
Silver Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
School Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
2 Warrington WatersCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route281 m
Named routeRef 62Length 281 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond in Gorse Covert Mounds

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond in Gorse Covert Mounds

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