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Bidston Moss Local Nature Reserve

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.41143, -3.07686

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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
🅿️Bidston Station Park and Ride 43m away — 10 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
🅿️Bidston Station Park and Ride 43m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

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 +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 56

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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

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Cycling

73 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

23,446 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,446 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +68

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SanderlingCalidris alba
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
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
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
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
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
DunlinCalidris alpina

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · House Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
House MouseMus musculus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2026

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

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,446 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +68

Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SanderlingCalidris alba
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
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
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
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
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
DunlinCalidris alpina

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · House Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
House MouseMus musculus2025

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2026

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

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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