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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
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Getting here
53.38777, -2.96438
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
- ☕Tesco Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
- ☕Tesco Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Holly +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 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
133 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
44,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
44,458 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Gadwall · Little Grebe · Canada Goose +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Avens · Shepherd's-purse · Spotted-laurel · Common Nettle · Holly +47
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,458 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Gadwall · Little Grebe · Canada Goose +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Avens · Shepherd's-purse · Spotted-laurel · Common Nettle · Holly +47
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataSnowdrop
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusVirginia StockMalcolmia maritimaVirginia StockMalcolmia maritimaGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvatica