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53.41276, -3.08295

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Poplar Bells, Ground Elder Rust, Blackening Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Poplar Bells, Ground Elder Rust, Blackening Waxcap +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed · last seen 2025

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: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route359 m

Named routeLength 359 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route704 m

Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route171 m

Named routeRef 56Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route370 m

Named routeRef 56Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +60

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
GannetMorus bassanus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sabine's GullXema sabini

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · House Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
House MouseMus musculus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +2

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +60

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
GannetMorus bassanus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sabine's GullXema sabini

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · House Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
House MouseMus musculus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Syrphus ribesii · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Nalassus laevioctostriatus +2

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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