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Getting here
53.40215, -2.61489
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Rock Dove +42 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Himalayan Balsam +54 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Rock Dove +42 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Hypoxylon petriniae, Mallrug, Mallryg +58 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route
Mersey WayWalking route
New Cut TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route
11 Whittle HallCycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
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