Apart from the pit shafts, the NCB gates are all that's left to remind visitors of the site's heritage

A close up of the gates in Jubits Lane, Sutton Manor

The Sutton Manor Woodland pictured in winter 2006

A sign welcoming visitors to the Woodland located adjacent to the M62

Another view of the Sutton Manor Woodland in winter with a woodland in the background

Despite being quite small, the pond at Sutton Manor Woodland is popular with anglers

A view from the Manor Woodland of Fiddlers Ferry power station doing its bit for global warming

A view towards Cheshire from the Sutton Manor Woodland

A view from the top of the Manor towards Winter Hill where the radio & tv transmissions for the northwest emanate

Colourful wild flowers at Sutton Manor Woodland

The pond was frozen in February 2007

The eight miles of rabbit fencing installed in 2001 was removed in 2007

The apex of the old colliery spoil heap where a work of art will be located in 2008

Forestry Commission sign informing visitors what they can see from the top

Forestry Commission sign informing visitors what they can see on the outer perimeter

Another view from the manor of nearby Fiddlers Ferry

A view of a woodland with the M62 in the foreground

A view across a cornfield from Warrington Road

A view of a woodland at Sutton Manor