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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.52208, -3.01989
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldcrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldcrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Krauss's Clubmoss, Nipplewort, Floating Pennywort +79 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Krauss's Clubmoss, Nipplewort, Floating Pennywort +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Chickweed +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cantharis rustica +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cantharis rustica +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sefton Coastal Path Walking route ▾
These popular, well-used, cycle-friendly paths pass through the National Trust site of Formby, connecting the 1.5 miles between Lifeboat Road and Victoria Road car parks.
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Asparagus Trail, Formby Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Squirrel Walk, Formby Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to Bootle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 810 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 810 National Cycle Network
Show on map Asparagus Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 200 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 200 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 16 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Jackdaw · Wren · Black-headed Gull +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Xylota segnis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Grey Alder · Purple-loosestrife · Italian Alder · Common Chickweed · Glabrous-headed Hawkweed +7
Grey Alder Alnus incana Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Italian Alder Alnus cordata Common Chickweed Stellaria media Glabrous-headed Hawkweed Hieracium vagum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Jackdaw · Wren · Black-headed Gull +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Xylota segnis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Grey Alder · Purple-loosestrife · Italian Alder · Common Chickweed · Glabrous-headed Hawkweed +7
Grey Alder Alnus incana Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Italian Alder Alnus cordata Common Chickweed Stellaria media Glabrous-headed Hawkweed Hieracium vagum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva
Orange Day-lily Hemerocallis fulva 