Geography
The area east of Birchwood is mainly birch forests and Risley Moss, part of the Mersey Forest. Risley Moss is a site of special scientific interest. The bulk of Birchwood is built on the site of the former ROF Risley Royal Ordnance Factory, with Birchwood Forest Park lying in the centre, in which the old bunkers from the factory form part of the landscape.
| Winwick, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, M6 | Culcheth, Leigh, Wigan, Westhoughton, Bolton, M62 | Glazebrook, Irlam, Manchester | ||
| Locking Stumps, Orford, Prescot, Huyton, Liverpool | Gorse Covert, Oakwood, Partington, Sale | |||
| Birchwood | ||||
| Warrington Town Centre, Latchford, Stockton Heath, Widnes, Runcorn | Woolston, Thelwall, Northwich, M56 | Lymm, Martinscroft, Knutsford, Macclesfield |
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