KING'S GARDENS AND SOUTH MARINE GARDENS 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.64895, -3.01175
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Oystercatcher +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Oystercatcher +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shrimp Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 147 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
44,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,118 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wall-rue · Lesser Celandine +19
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Sea-purslane Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,118 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wall-rue · Lesser Celandine +19
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Sea-purslane Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Atriplex portulacoides
Atriplex portulacoides
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides 