Getting here
53.41374, -2.68984
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +81 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Jelly Ear, Ascocoryne cylichnium +64 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Jelly Ear, Ascocoryne cylichnium +64 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pampas-grass, Red Campion, Broad-leaved Helleborine +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pampas-grass, Red Campion, Broad-leaved Helleborine +22 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Field Blewits, Horse Mushroom +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 845 m
🚴Cycling
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
11 Whittle HallCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
1 Great Sankey to HospitalCycling route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Wildlife to spot
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