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Horse Hey Plantation

25 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

53.43547, -2.84852

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hazel +20 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Blackbird, Peregrine +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Blackbird, Peregrine +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Fan-bearing Wood-borer, Downlooker Snipefly, Common Carder Bee +209 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Fan-bearing Wood-borer, Downlooker Snipefly, Common Carder Bee +209 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Wood Avens, Common Nettle +147 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Wood Avens, Common Nettle +147 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nursery Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nursery Plantation

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Nearby places

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🏞️CROXTETH HALLCountry park3 km→🌱Knowsley Leisure and Culture ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Stadt Moers Park: West ViewUrban park3.6 km→🌱Court Hey ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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