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HMS Conway Anchor

📷 John S Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Teddy's — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Teddy's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Purple Toadflax, White Clover +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Purple Toadflax, White Clover +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route

Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

20,205 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,205 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PochardAythya ferina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Brown Rat

Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐝

Insects56 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug +51

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
Stenopterapion melilotiStenopterapion meliloti2025
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025
Oxystoma cerdoOxystoma cerdo2025
Holotrichapion pisiHolotrichapion pisi2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Sitona humeralisSitona humeralis2025
Lasius platythoraxLasius platythorax2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
Sitona waterhouseiSitona waterhousei2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Stenopterapion tenueStenopterapion tenue2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2026

Butterfly-bush · Purple Toadflax · White Clover · Hemp-agrimony · Red Valerian +57

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
HollyhockAlcea rosea2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,205 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PochardAythya ferina2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Brown Rat

Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2025
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐝

Insects56 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug +51

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Idiopterus nephrelepidisIdiopterus nephrelepidis2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
Stenopterapion melilotiStenopterapion meliloti2025
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025
Oxystoma cerdoOxystoma cerdo2025
Holotrichapion pisiHolotrichapion pisi2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Sitona humeralisSitona humeralis2025
Lasius platythoraxLasius platythorax2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
Sitona waterhouseiSitona waterhousei2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Stenopterapion tenueStenopterapion tenue2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2026

Butterfly-bush · Purple Toadflax · White Clover · Hemp-agrimony · Red Valerian +57

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
HollyhockAlcea rosea2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John S Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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