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King George V Memorial Playing Fields

19 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

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53.42047, -2.83107

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 118m away — 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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Ground-elder, Elder +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow Iris, Sycamore, Common Nettle +181 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Iris, Sycamore, Common Nettle +181 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Allerton Country WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

102 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

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

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

18,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Wren · Grey Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +30

MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals12 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +7

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
MoleTalpa europaea
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +7

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
EupeodesEupeodes

🌿

Plants64 species

summer

2026

Devil's-bit Scabious · Blackthorn · Yarrow · Common Nettle · Large Bindweed +59

Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
White DogwoodCornus alba2025
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,992 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Wren · Grey Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +30

MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals12 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse +7

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
MoleTalpa europaea
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +7

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
EupeodesEupeodes

🌿

Plants64 species

summer

2026

Devil's-bit Scabious · Blackthorn · Yarrow · Common Nettle · Large Bindweed +59

Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
White DogwoodCornus alba2025
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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