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🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.36976, -2.87686
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Beech, Elder +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Holly, Wood Avens +161 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Holly, Wood Avens +161 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
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Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Liverpool Loop LineCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
114,903 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
114,903 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Little Grebe +8
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Trichocera · Stenophylax permistus
- TrichoceraTrichocera
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
🌿Plants69 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Elder · Hogweed +64
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- ElderSambucus nigra
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cleavers
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
114,903 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Little Grebe +8
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Trichocera · Stenophylax permistus
- TrichoceraTrichocera
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
🌿Plants69 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Elder · Hogweed +64
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- ElderSambucus nigra
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cleavers
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galium aparine
Galium aparine
HollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusWhite ButterburPetasites albusWhite ButterburPetasites albusEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermediaForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermediaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumPersian IvyHedera colchicaPersian IvyHedera colchicaSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaShallonGaultheria shallonShallonGaultheria shallonEvents & activities nearby
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