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Ainsdale Methodist Church

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.60048, -3.03401

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Squirrel Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕The Squirrel Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Reed, Scots Pine, Lesser Celandine +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Reed, Scots Pine, Lesser Celandine +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Criorhina ranunculi, Parasyrphus punctulatus +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Criorhina ranunculi, Parasyrphus punctulatus +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sefton Coastal PathWalking route

These popular, well-used, cycle-friendly paths pass through the National Trust site of Formby, connecting the 1.5 miles between Lifeboat Road and Victoria Road car parks.

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Asparagus Trail, FormbyWalking route2.8 km

Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Squirrel Walk, FormbyWalking route500 m

Named routeLength 500 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Asparagus Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route440 m

Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

42,655 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,655 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Red Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Criorhina ranunculi · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

🌿

Plants20 species

winterspring

2026

Common Reed · Scots Pine · Lesser Celandine · Common Field-speedwell · Kidney Vetch +15

Common ReedPhragmites australis
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,655 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Red Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Criorhina ranunculi · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Criorhina ranunculiCriorhina ranunculi
Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

🌿

Plants20 species

winterspring

2026

Common Reed · Scots Pine · Lesser Celandine · Common Field-speedwell · Kidney Vetch +15

Common ReedPhragmites australis
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Ainsdale Village ParkUrban park700 m→🦉AINSDALE AND BIRKDALE HILLSNature reserve1.8 km→🌱Bedford ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Shirdley Hill Village GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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