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Getting here
53.40919, -2.98091
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Deli Marche — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Deli Marche — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Purple Toadflax, Great Willowherb +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: St George's Hall
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
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
139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route▾
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
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
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Statue of Alexander Balfour
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Wildlife to spot
20,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,478 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +31
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2026▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Common Porpoise
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Fritillary · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle +8
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- Lords-and-Ladies
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,478 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +31
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2026▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Common Porpoise
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Fritillary · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle +8
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- Lords-and-Ladies
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulataJapanese CherryPrunus serrulataBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefolium