Parren's Covert - Woodland plantation
5 ha
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🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.41037, -2.78228
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Liverpool Loop LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route165 m▾
Named routeLength 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route14 m▾
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,904 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,904 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Coot · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Nuthatch +29
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Cream-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Dock Bug
Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Black Nightshade · Rosebay Willowherb · Tufted Vetch +81
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,904 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Coot · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Nuthatch +29
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Cream-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Dock Bug
Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Black Nightshade · Rosebay Willowherb · Tufted Vetch +81
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
CheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosia2025
2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2025Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2025Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025BalmMelissa officinalis2025BalmMelissa officinalis2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2025Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2025Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia2025Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2025Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Events & activities nearby
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