CHURCHTOWN BOTANIC GARDENS 8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 8 ha
Getting here
53.66198, -2.95898
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About CHURCHTOWN BOTANIC GARDENS Southport Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden situated in the suburban village of Churchtown, Southport, in Merseyside, England. It is often called "The Jewel in the Crown" as it is nationally known for its floral displays, which have been featured in the BBC TV program Gardener's World.
Read more on Wikipedia → Botanical garden Grade II listed park and garden c. 1874
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Botanic Gardens Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Botanic Gardens Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Red Campion +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 147 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Entrance to Churchtown Botanic Gardens, Southport
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Wildlife to spot
30,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Mallard · Greylag Goose +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Campion · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Herb-Robert +20
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Campion Silene dioica Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,375 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Mallard · Greylag Goose +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Campion · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Herb-Robert +20
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Campion Silene dioica Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025 