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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome657 ha
Getting here
53.36519, -2.93960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 90m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 90m away — 6 car parks within reach
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +48 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +48 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Sycamore +122 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route▾
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Road through Otterspool Park
Photos
Road through Otterspool Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
44,423 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,423 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Mallard · Moorhen · Coot · Magpie · Woodpigeon
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Frog
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Syrphus
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
🌿Plants125 species
summerautumn
2026Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Alder · Cow Parsley
+120 more speciesHide species list
All 125 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,423 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Mallard · Moorhen · Coot · Magpie · Woodpigeon
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Frog
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Syrphus
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
🌿Plants125 species
summerautumn
2026Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Alder · Cow Parsley
+120 more speciesHide species list
All 125 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beech
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusTutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixPendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025YarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumLaurustinusViburnum tinus2025LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumDaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Water BentPolypogon viridis2025Water BentPolypogon viridis2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2025Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora2025Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Slender RushJuncus tenuis2025Slender RushJuncus tenuis2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii2025Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Bieberstein's CrocusCrocus speciosus2025Bieberstein's CrocusCrocus speciosus2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Cut-Leaved BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Heterophylla'2025Cut-Leaved BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Heterophylla'2025Tulip-treeLiriodendron tulipifera2025Tulip-treeLiriodendron tulipifera2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Events & activities nearby
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