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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Bagelry — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Bagelry — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Shepherd's-purse, Smooth Sow-thistle +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Shepherd's-purse, Smooth Sow-thistle +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Scathophaga stercoraria +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Scathophaga stercoraria +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

🚴

Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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

Wildlife to spot

21,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +60

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
CootFulica atra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish +2

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025

🌿

Plants29 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Fritillary +24

Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
CowslipPrimula veris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +60

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
CootFulica atra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish +2

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025

🌿

Plants29 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Yarrow · Fritillary +24

Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
CowslipPrimula veris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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