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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome189 ha
Getting here
53.43725, -2.90009
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 334m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 334m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Nuthatch +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Nuthatch +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Enchanter's-nightshade, Red Campion +195 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
185 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,802 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Jay · Robin · Starling · Carrion Crow +26
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Orange Ladybird · Rhododendron Leafhopper +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants73 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowberry · Purple-loosestrife · Garlic Mustard · Snowdrop +68
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,802 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Jay · Robin · Starling · Carrion Crow +26
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Orange Ladybird · Rhododendron Leafhopper +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants73 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowberry · Purple-loosestrife · Garlic Mustard · Snowdrop +68
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas