Bromborough Court House moated site and fishponds, Wirral 3 ha
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53.35033, -2.98555
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Moat scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Groundsel, Shepherd's-purse, Annual Meadow-grass +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Groundsel, Shepherd's-purse, Annual Meadow-grass +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 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 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre - Otterspool Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Otterspool Local cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Clatterbridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
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Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
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Large White Pieris brassicae2024
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Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
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Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
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Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2025
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Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
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Eupeodes Eupeodes
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Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
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Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
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Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
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Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
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Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
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Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
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Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
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Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
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Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
Back-Swimmer Notonecta
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Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
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Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
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Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
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Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
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Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis2025
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Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
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Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2025
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Neomyia Neomyia2024
Neomyia Neomyia2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
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Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024 Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
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