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Getting here
53.50428, -2.92376
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Mocydia crocea +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Common Nettle +232 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,246 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
House Martin · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Linnet · Coot +15
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mocydia crocea · Coccidula rufa · Cartodere bifasciata
- Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Rosebay Willowherb · Mugwort · Common Reed · Great Willowherb · Black Medick +90
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,246 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
House Martin · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Linnet · Coot +15
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- TealAnas crecca
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mocydia crocea · Coccidula rufa · Cartodere bifasciata
- Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
- Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Rosebay Willowherb · Mugwort · Common Reed · Great Willowherb · Black Medick +90
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2025Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Hybrid ReedmaceTypha angustifolia x latifolia = T. x glauca2025Hybrid ReedmaceTypha angustifolia x latifolia = T. x glauca2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2025Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata2025Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Water DockRumex hydrolapathum2025Water DockRumex hydrolapathum2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025