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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.39478, -3.06960
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Siskin, Herring Gull +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Siskin, Herring Gull +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 211 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 211 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 359 m ▾
Named route Length 359 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Tam O'Shanter Cottage, Bidston Hill
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Wildlife to spot
20,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat · Pipistrelle · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Volucella inanis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +3
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Flixweed · Toadflax · Yew
Flixweed Descurainia sophia Toadflax Linaria Yew Taxus baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,115 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat · Pipistrelle · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Volucella inanis · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +3
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Flixweed · Toadflax · Yew
Flixweed Descurainia sophia Toadflax Linaria Yew Taxus baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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