Lime tree Woods - Sparse woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.45947, -2.92385
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,237 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,237 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +32
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
Common Poppy · Yarrow · Cornflower · Purple-loosestrife · Red Bartsia +35
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,237 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +32
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
Common Poppy · Yarrow · Cornflower · Purple-loosestrife · Red Bartsia +35
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
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