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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
53.36019, -2.89946
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Sycamore, Common Nettle +175 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Sycamore, Common Nettle +175 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Ground-elder +23 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route▾
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
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36,211 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
36,211 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Hogweed +49
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- IvyHedera helix
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,211 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Hogweed +49
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- IvyHedera helix
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermediaForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermediaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusPersian IvyHedera colchicaPersian IvyHedera colchicaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLaurustinusViburnum tinus2025LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025