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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.48876, -3.02819
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Blackthorn +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
60,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
60,219 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +25
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Field Vole · Rabbit · Noctule · Roe Deer · Mole
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +20
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Red Dead-nettle · Ribwort Plantain +19
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,219 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon +25
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Field Vole · Rabbit · Noctule · Roe Deer · Mole
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +20
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Red Dead-nettle · Ribwort Plantain +19
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa