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Childwall Golf Course

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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
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕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
⛳Golf 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Common Nettle +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Avens, Hawthorn, Cow Parsley +200 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Hawthorn, Cow Parsley +200 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +41 more · last seen 2026

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

129 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local 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

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

20,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird +25

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · House Mouse · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
House MouseMus musculus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2026

Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lasioglossum +20

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
LasioglossumLasioglossum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025

🌿

Plants57 species

springsummer

2026

Tufted Vetch · Cowslip · Bee Orchid · Mugwort · White Clover +52

Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
CowslipPrimula veris
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BugleAjuga reptans
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Broad BeanVicia faba2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · House Sparrow · Blackbird +25

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · House Mouse · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
House MouseMus musculus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2026

Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lasioglossum +20

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
LasioglossumLasioglossum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025

🌿

Plants57 species

springsummer

2026

Tufted Vetch · Cowslip · Bee Orchid · Mugwort · White Clover +52

Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
CowslipPrimula veris
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BugleAjuga reptans
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Broad BeanVicia faba2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Garden RadishRaphanus sativus2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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