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Bowring Park Golf Course

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📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Hawthorn +191 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Hawthorn +191 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Allerton Country WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

142 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

University Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,584 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,584 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

summer

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Blackbird · Starling +11

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird +19

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025

🌿

Plants87 species

summer

2026

Elder · Yarrow · Creeping Thistle · Garden Privet · Coltsfoot +82

ElderSambucus nigra2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
CleaversGalium aparine
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Rubus wirralensisRubus wirralensis2025
TurnipBrassica rapa2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Mock-orangePhiladelphus coronarius2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,584 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds16 species

summer

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Blackbird · Starling +11

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird +19

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025

🌿

Plants87 species

summer

2026

Elder · Yarrow · Creeping Thistle · Garden Privet · Coltsfoot +82

ElderSambucus nigra2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
CleaversGalium aparine
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Rubus wirralensisRubus wirralensis2025
TurnipBrassica rapa2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Mock-orangePhiladelphus coronarius2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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