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Willow Bed Plantation

5 ha

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.46698, -2.88777

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Starling +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Starling +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Elder +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Foxglove, Common Ragwort +193 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Foxglove, Common Ragwort +193 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

129 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 810Cycling route
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route
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Radial Route 6Cycling route
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Inner OrbitalCycling route
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Middle OrbitalCycling route
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Outer OrbitalCycling route
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cut through off Ribblers Lane towards Leyburn Close, Kirkby

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cut through off Ribblers Lane towards Leyburn Close, Kirkby

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Nearby places

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🏞️CROXTETH HALLCountry park2.7 km→🌱Walton Hall ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Croxteth ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Rice Lane Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park2.1 km→

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