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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Brassies — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Alexanders Rust · last seen 2026; Fungi — Alexanders Rust · last seen 2026

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, White-stemmed Bramble, Dewberry +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, White-stemmed Bramble, Dewberry +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route916 m
Named routeRef 89Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route174 m
Named routeRef 89Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route16 m
Named routeRef 89Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Alternative RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10 m
Named routeRef 89Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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