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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.47534, -3.03420
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 168m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 168m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Blackthorn, Gorse +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
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
100 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
Inner OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef ILocal cycle route
Middle OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
114,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
114,461 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +24
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Blackthorn · Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Sycamore +23
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
114,461 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +24
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Blackthorn · Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Sycamore +23
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalis