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Poll Hill

3 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.33283, -3.10193

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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· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hylemya vagans, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hylemya vagans, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Guelder-rose, Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Guelder-rose, Hogweed · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Parkgate WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Signals and SaltmarshCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route211 m
Named routeRef 56Length 211 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poll Hill summit

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Poll Hill summit

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The PuddydaleUrban park300 m→🌱Irby ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱The Ropewalk AllotmentsUrban park4.3 km→🌱Dawstone ParkUrban park700 m→🦉HESWALL DALESNature reserve800 m→🌱Whitfield CommonUrban park900 m→

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