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Henderson Green

📷 Paul Holloway from Birmingham, United Kingdom · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Magpie +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Smooth Sow-thistle, White Clover +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Smooth Sow-thistle, White Clover +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 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

Allerton Country WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

161 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

University Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +40

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird +12

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025

🌿

Plants65 species

summerautumn

2026

Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Smooth Sow-thistle · White Clover · Shepherd's-purse · Yarrow +60

Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
CowslipPrimula veris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
HollyhockAlcea rosea2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,252 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +40

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects17 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird +12

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025

🌿

Plants65 species

summerautumn

2026

Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Smooth Sow-thistle · White Clover · Shepherd's-purse · Yarrow +60

Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
CowslipPrimula veris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
HollyhockAlcea rosea2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul Holloway from Birmingham, United Kingdom · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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