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Ashton Park

11 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicFamilyBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.37014, -3.17846

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Redshank
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Redshank
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Redshank, Turnstone +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Redshank, Turnstone +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

35,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Redshank · Turnstone · Shelduck · Black-headed Gull +49

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tringa totanus robustaTringa totanus robusta2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2026

Alexanders Rust

Alexanders RustPuccinia smyrnii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Redshank · Turnstone · Shelduck · Black-headed Gull +49

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tringa totanus robustaTringa totanus robusta2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2026

Alexanders Rust

Alexanders RustPuccinia smyrnii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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