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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.48937, -2.95300
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Broad Centurion, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Bent, Black Medick, Rosebay Willowherb +138 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
141 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
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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ASDA supermarket at Aintree
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Wildlife to spot
10,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,083 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull +35
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Brown Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad Centurion · Azure Damselfly
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Black Medick · Water Mint · Hemp-agrimony · Yarrow · Japanese Knotweed +53
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- Water MintMentha aquatica2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,083 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull +35
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Eristalis tenax · Brown Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad Centurion · Azure Damselfly
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Black Medick · Water Mint · Hemp-agrimony · Yarrow · Japanese Knotweed +53
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
- Water MintMentha aquatica2025
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaSticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2025Water-soldierStratiotes aloides2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Water DockRumex hydrolapathum2025Water DockRumex hydrolapathum2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025