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Getting here
53.47733, -2.96108
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Common Nettle +184 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
162 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Middle OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
24,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,157 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Unaspis euonymi · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly +2
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hemp-agrimony · Sycamore · Sticky Groundsel · Black Nightshade +54
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Rosebay Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,157 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +27
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Unaspis euonymi · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly +2
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Hemp-agrimony · Sycamore · Sticky Groundsel · Black Nightshade +54
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Rosebay Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Water BentPolypogon viridis2025Water BentPolypogon viridis2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025