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Larkhill Estate Gardens

4 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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53.43256, -2.92981

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination; picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

213 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route

University Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

62,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

62,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Coot · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Wren · Mute Swan +31

CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2025

Meadow Buttercup · Hazel · Sycamore

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
HazelCorylus avellana
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

62,512 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Coot · Canada Goose · Blue Tit · Wren · Mute Swan +31

CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2025

Meadow Buttercup · Hazel · Sycamore

Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
HazelCorylus avellana
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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