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Canalside Park

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.42436, -2.98908

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 68m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 68m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Field Horsetail, Smooth Sow-thistle, Purple Toadflax +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Horsetail, Smooth Sow-thistle, Purple Toadflax +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route

Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,340 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,340 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +52

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects64 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax +59

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
EupeodesEupeodes
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
SyrphusSyrphus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
Large Yellow-face BeeHylaeus signatus
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Smeathman's Furrow BeeLasioglossum smeathmanellum
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
German WaspVespula germanica
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens
Davies' ColletesColletes daviesanus
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Opacifrons coxataOpacifrons coxata
Copromyza stercorariaCopromyza stercoraria
Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
Metriocnemus fuscipesMetriocnemus fuscipes
Metriocnemus eurynotusMetriocnemus eurynotus
Smittia pratorumSmittia pratorum
Peromyia ramosaPeromyia ramosa
Drosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscura
Lasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidum
CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae

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Plants76 species

summerautumn

2026

Field Horsetail · Smooth Sow-thistle · Purple Toadflax · Butterfly-bush · Hart's-Tongue +71

Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
CowslipPrimula veris
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
FigFicus carica2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,340 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +52

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoosanderMergus merganser
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects64 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis tenax +59

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
EupeodesEupeodes
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
SyrphusSyrphus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
Large Yellow-face BeeHylaeus signatus
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Smeathman's Furrow BeeLasioglossum smeathmanellum
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
German WaspVespula germanica
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens
Davies' ColletesColletes daviesanus
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Opacifrons coxataOpacifrons coxata
Copromyza stercorariaCopromyza stercoraria
Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
Metriocnemus fuscipesMetriocnemus fuscipes
Metriocnemus eurynotusMetriocnemus eurynotus
Smittia pratorumSmittia pratorum
Peromyia ramosaPeromyia ramosa
Drosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscura
Lasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidum
CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae

🌿

Plants76 species

summerautumn

2026

Field Horsetail · Smooth Sow-thistle · Purple Toadflax · Butterfly-bush · Hart's-Tongue +71

Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
CowslipPrimula veris
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
FigFicus carica2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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