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Bowring Park Golf Course

3 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.40211, -2.85046

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +27 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Blackbird +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Alder Leaf Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Alder Leaf Beetle +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Campion, Wood Avens +179 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Red Campion, Wood Avens +179 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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Cycling

137 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
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bowring Park Golf Course - 3rd Fairway

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bowring Park Golf Course - 3rd Fairway

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