Crosby United Reformed Church
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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.48759, -3.03445
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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 family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ One Five Six — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ One Five Six — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Red Dead-nettle +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Red Dead-nettle +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 82 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 Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Middle Orbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M 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 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 810 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
76,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 76,674 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +26
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Field Vole · Brown Hare · Mole
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Coltsfoot · Gorse · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain +17
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Gorse Ulex europaeus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 76,674 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +26
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Field Vole · Brown Hare · Mole
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus torvus Coltsfoot · Gorse · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain +17
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Gorse Ulex europaeus Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Chinese Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Chinese Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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