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Rixton Firs

24 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.40806, -2.48633

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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
  • 🍄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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Bonet Odro, Crepidotus subverrucisporus +71 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Bonet Odro, Crepidotus subverrucisporus +71 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black Bryony, Large Bindweed, Wild Teasel +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Black Bryony, Large Bindweed, Wild Teasel +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly, 14-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly, 14-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Bald Inkcap, Inkstain Bolete, Beechleaf Parachute +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bollin Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named 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
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Cycling

50 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
2 Warrington WatersCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route186 m
Named routeRef 62Length 186 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moat Lane, Rixton

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moat Lane, Rixton

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🌱Birchwood Brook ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Risley Moss Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Birchwood Forest ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Lymm DamUrban park3.6 km→🌱Woolston ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Gorse Covert MoundsUrban park2.9 km→

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