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Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.33743, -3.01267
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Batman Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Helophilus pendulus, Batman Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Raspberry, Groundsel, Shepherd's-purse +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Raspberry, Groundsel, Shepherd's-purse +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map North Cheshire Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 114km Regional walking route
Show on map Wirral Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Parkgate Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
City Centre - Otterspool Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Otterspool Local cycle route
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
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
Show on map Signals and Saltmarsh Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
18,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,504 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Groundsel · Shepherd's-purse · Annual Meadow-grass · Common Chickweed · Herb-Robert +7
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Common Chickweed Stellaria media Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,504 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva auricollis +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Groundsel · Shepherd's-purse · Annual Meadow-grass · Common Chickweed · Herb-Robert +7
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Common Chickweed Stellaria media Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae2025
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
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
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