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Blundellsands Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Syrphus ribesii +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Syrphus ribesii +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Spurge, Red Dead-nettle, Sea Rocket +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea Spurge, Red Dead-nettle, Sea Rocket +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Waterloo to BootleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 810Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 810Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 810Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

44,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

44,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +70

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects55 species

springautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +50

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Rough Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus rugosostriatus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Bronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025

🌿

Plants26 species

autumn

2026

Sea Spurge · Red Dead-nettle · Sea Rocket · Burnet Rose · Soapwort +21

Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

44,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2026

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +70

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects55 species

springautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +50

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Rough Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus rugosostriatus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Bronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025

🌿

Plants26 species

autumn

2026

Sea Spurge · Red Dead-nettle · Sea Rocket · Burnet Rose · Soapwort +21

Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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