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Getting here
53.47136, -2.92895
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +223 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
170 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Radial Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Inner OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef ILocal cycle route
Middle OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,583 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +28
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
Common Poppy · Yarrow · Elder · Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert +79
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,583 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Herring Gull · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +28
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common Darter
Common Poppy · Yarrow · Elder · Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert +79
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Hybrid ReedmaceTypha angustifolia x latifolia = T. x glauca2025Hybrid ReedmaceTypha angustifolia x latifolia = T. x glauca2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Water BentPolypogon viridis2025Water BentPolypogon viridis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025