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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.66629, -2.98366
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Black Spleenwort +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Black Spleenwort +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shrimp Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 147 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Sefton Coastal Path crossing Hesketh Golf Course, Marshside
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Wildlife to spot
111,798 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 111,798 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Kestrel · Greylag Goose · Mallard · Tufted Duck +30
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Smew Mergellus albellus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Teal Anas crecca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Campion · Biting Stonecrop · Alexanders +22
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Campion Silene dioica Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 111,798 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Kestrel · Greylag Goose · Mallard · Tufted Duck +30
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Smew Mergellus albellus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Teal Anas crecca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Campion · Biting Stonecrop · Alexanders +22
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Campion Silene dioica Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus
Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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