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53.40162, -3.17124

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦110+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +107 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus, Scatophila quadriguttata +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus, Scatophila quadriguttata +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Smooth Sow-thistle, Common Stork's-bill · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Chickweed, Smooth Sow-thistle, Common Stork's-bill · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wirral WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route916 m

Named routeRef 89Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route306 m

Named routeLength 306 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route24 m

Named routeRef 89Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route128 m

Named routeRef 89Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

51,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds113 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull +108

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
PintailAnas acuta
Great TitParus major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Tringa totanus robustaTringa totanus robusta2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Syrphus · Scatophila quadriguttata · Migrant Hawker · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +5

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
SyrphusSyrphus
Scatophila quadriguttataScatophila quadriguttata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants18 species

summer

2025

Common Chickweed · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Stork's-bill · Harebell · Seaside Daisy +13

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Long-bracted SedgeCarex extensa
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Sea RocketCakile maritima
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
SalicorniaSalicornia
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima
Fat-henChenopodium album

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,781 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds113 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Great Black-backed Gull +108

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
WigeonMareca penelope
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
PintailAnas acuta
Great TitParus major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Tringa totanus robustaTringa totanus robusta2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Syrphus · Scatophila quadriguttata · Migrant Hawker · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +5

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
SyrphusSyrphus
Scatophila quadriguttataScatophila quadriguttata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

🌿

Plants18 species

summer

2025

Common Chickweed · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Stork's-bill · Harebell · Seaside Daisy +13

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Long-bracted SedgeCarex extensa
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Sea RocketCakile maritima
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
SalicorniaSalicornia
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima
Fat-henChenopodium album

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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