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Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.38470, -3.05561
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rubus wirralensis, Yew, Hogweed +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rubus wirralensis, Yew, Hogweed +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clatterbridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pop-up Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop-up 3 Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre - Otterspool Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Otterspool Local cycle route
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Holy Name Catholic Church, Beresford Road
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Wildlife to spot
11,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Coot +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Sepsis flavimana · Minettia fasciata +31
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Sepsis flavimana Sepsis flavimana Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens Fannia serena Fannia serena 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rubus wirralensis · Yew · Hogweed
Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis Yew Taxus baccata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Coot +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Sepsis flavimana · Minettia fasciata +31
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Sepsis flavimana Sepsis flavimana Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens Fannia serena Fannia serena 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rubus wirralensis · Yew · Hogweed
Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis Yew Taxus baccata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi
Helina reversio Helina reversio
Helina reversio Helina reversio
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata
Coenosia mollicula Coenosia mollicula
Coenosia mollicula Coenosia mollicula
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis
Delia platura Delia platura
Delia platura Delia platura
Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga variegata
Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga variegata
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2024
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2024
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2024
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2024
Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) desertus Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) desertus2024
Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) desertus Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) desertus2024
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2024
Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2024
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens2024
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens2024
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni2024
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2024
Trechus obtusus Trechus obtusus2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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