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Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.39622, -3.04187
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffe Cream — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Caffe Cream — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Herring Gull +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 136 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 Route 810 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 810 National Cycle Network
Show on map Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Inner Orbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref I Local cycle route
Show on map Pop-up Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop-up 3 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,897 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Batman Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rubus wirralensis · Yew · Hogweed
Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis Yew Taxus baccata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,897 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +38
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Batman Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rubus wirralensis · Yew · Hogweed
Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis Yew Taxus baccata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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