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Isla Gladstone Conservatory

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.43367, -2.96702

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Cowslip, Smooth Sow-thistle, Japanese Cherry +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Smooth Sow-thistle, Japanese Cherry +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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

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Cycling

188 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

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

Wildlife to spot

70,018 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

70,018 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +36

CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Plants12 species

winterspring

2026

Cowslip · Smooth Sow-thistle · Japanese Cherry · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Greater Periwinkle +7

CowslipPrimula veris
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

70,018 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Coot · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +36

CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants12 species

winterspring

2026

Cowslip · Smooth Sow-thistle · Japanese Cherry · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Greater Periwinkle +7

CowslipPrimula veris
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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