Fazakerley Hall Recreation Ground 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
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53.46420, -2.92062
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Herring Gull, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Herring Gull, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Elder, Ground-elder +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Elder, Ground-elder +177 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Beech, Elder, Ground-elder +177 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Waterloo to Bootle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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13,336 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,336 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +33
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Gull Larus canus Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Common Poppy · Yarrow · Cornflower · Purple-loosestrife · Red Bartsia +43
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,336 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +33
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Gull Larus canus Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Common Poppy · Yarrow · Cornflower · Purple-loosestrife · Red Bartsia +43
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans 2025
2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii2025
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025 