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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.40283, -2.96498
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Library Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Library Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Shepherd's-purse, Daisy +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eupeodes, Meliscaeva auricollis +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
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
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional 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
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Wildlife to spot
22,466 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,466 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +29
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
🌿Plants22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Fritillary · Red Dead-nettle +17
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,466 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +29
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
🌿Plants22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Fritillary · Red Dead-nettle +17
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas