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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.56050, -3.07466
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — 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
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Taxus baccata f. baccata, Green Alkanet +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heather, Taxus baccata f. baccata, Green Alkanet +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sefton Coastal Path Walking route ▾
These popular, well-used, cycle-friendly paths pass through the National Trust site of Formby, connecting the 1.5 miles between Lifeboat Road and Victoria Road car parks.
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Asparagus Trail, Formby Walking route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Length 2.8 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Squirrel Walk, Formby Walking route 500 m ▾
Named route Length 500 m Duration 00:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 810 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 810 National Cycle Network
Show on map Asparagus Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 440 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 440 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 810 Length 66 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface cobbles
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 933 m ▾
Named route Ref 810 Length 933 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
77,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 77,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Greenfinch +28
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Feral Goat · Wood Mouse
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Goat Capra hircus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Carder Bee +1
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Heather · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Spotted Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Daisy +33
Heather Calluna vulgaris Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Daisy Bellis perennis Gorse Ulex europaeus Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 77,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Greenfinch +28
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Feral Goat · Wood Mouse
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Goat Capra hircus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Common Carder Bee +1
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Heather · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Spotted Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Daisy +33
Heather Calluna vulgaris Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Daisy Bellis perennis Gorse Ulex europaeus Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata
Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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