What's On
IWA Guided Walk
The Ring O'Bells, Daresbury
26th Apr 2012Enjoy a 3.5 mile guided walk with the Inland Waterways Association along the Bridgewater Canal ....
Day Out: Maurice Egerton and Early flight
Tatton Park Gardens
24th Mar 2012 - 6th May 2012Discover his fascinating story in a new Mansion exhibition Amongst Pioneers: Maurice Egerton and Early Flight ....
Talk: Dragonflies of Cheshire
Comberbach Memorial Hall
12th Mar 2012A talk by David Kitching on Dragonflies of Cheshire ....
IWA Guided Walk
Tunnel Top Pub, Dutton
22nd Mar 2012Enjoy a guided walk with the Inland Waterways Association along the Trent and Mersey Canal ....
Treat: Mothers Day Afternoon Tea
Davenports Farm Shop
17th Mar 2012 - 18th Mar 2012Mothers just love special Afternoon Teas with a vintage china tea service, home cooked cakes ....
Enjoy: Visitor Centre re-opens for 2012
Anderton Boat Lift
1st Mar 2012The Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre re-opens for 2012 with free exhibition entry ....
Places
- Acton Bridge
- Adlington
- Alderley Edge
- Alsager
- Altrincham
- Ashley
- Audlem
- Bache
- Bebington
- Bidston
- Birchwood
- Birkenhead
- Bramhall
- Bromborough
- Buckley
- Buxton
- Caergwrle
- Capenhurst
- Cefn-y-Bedd
- Chapel-en-le-Frith
- Cheadle Hulme
- Chelford
- Cheshire Oaks
- Chester
- Congleton
- Crewe
- Cuddington & Sandiway
- Davenport
- Delamere
- Derby
- Disley
- Dove Holes
- Earlestown
- Eastham
- Edge Hill
- Ellesmere Port
- Flixton
- Frodsham
- Furness Vale
- Glazebrook
- Goostrey
- Gwersyllt
- Hale
- Halewood
- Handforth
- Hawarden
- Hazel Grove
- Heaton Chapel
- Helsby
- Heswall
- Holmes Chapel
- Hooton
- Hope
- Hoylake
- Ince & Elton
- Irlam
- Kelsall
- Kidsgrove
- Knutsford
- Leasowe
- Levenshulme
- Little Sutton
- Liverpool
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- Longport
- Lostock Gralam
- Lymn
- Macclesfield
- Malpas
- Manchester
- Manchester Airport
- Meols
- Middlewood
- Mobberley
- Moreton
- Mouldsworth
- Nantwich
- Neston
- New Brighton
- New Mills
- Newton-le-Willows
- Northwich
- Padgate
- Penyffordd
- Plumley
- Port Sunlight
- Poynton
- Prees
- Prestbury
- Rock Ferry
- Runcorn
- Sandbach
- Sankey
- Shotton
- Shrewsbury
- Spital
- Stanlow & Thornton
- Stockport
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Styal
- Tarporley & Beeston
- Upton
- Urmston
- Uttoxeter
- Wallasey
- Warrington
- Wem
- West Kirby
- Whaley Bridge
- Whitchurch
- Widnes
- Wilmslow
- Winsford
- Woodsmoor
- Wrenbury
- Wrexham
- Yorton
Birchwood is an invention of Warrington New Town.
During the 2nd World War, Birchwood was home to a munitions factory employing 30,000 people.
After the war the factory closed, and Warrington council was faced with the problem of what to do with the area. Part of the area is an open space with pleasant walks.
Risley Moss is preserved as an important nature reserve. The mounds above the former bunkers where the explosives were stored are now used for children to play on.
The Name Birchwood was chosen as many young birches had sprung up amongst all the dereliction. Today, Birchwood is known for its large out of town shopping area.