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Derby Park

11 ha

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.45153, -2.98026

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Black Nightshade, Wall-rue, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Nightshade, Wall-rue, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

169 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

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

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

18,271 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,271 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +36

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

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Plants4 species

winter

2026

Greater Periwinkle · Field Scabious · Pot Marigold · Foxglove

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,271 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +36

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Greater Periwinkle · Field Scabious · Pot Marigold · Foxglove

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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