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Getting here
53.42209, -2.84978
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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 103m 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 103m 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
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🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +33 more · last seen 2025
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🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Hazel +180 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Cow Parsley, Hazel +180 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +25 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
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Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
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Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
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121 signed routes nearby
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Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
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Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
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University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
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Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
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Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
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NCN 862Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
19,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Magpie · Grey Wagtail · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +13
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Wood Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Indet. Snake
Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +10
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Meadowsweet · Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Common Nettle · Ground-elder +68
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Magpie · Grey Wagtail · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +13
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Wood Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Indet. Snake
Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +10
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Meadowsweet · Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Common Nettle · Ground-elder +68
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBindweedCalystegiaBindweedCalystegiaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaBlack CurrantRibes nigrumBlack CurrantRibes nigrumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusEvents & activities nearby
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