Liverpool Festival Gardens
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.37224, -2.95396
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 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
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
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Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
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University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
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Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
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Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
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Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
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Photos
Liverpool Garden Festival railway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
41,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,704 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Great Tit +21
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants45 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Laurel · Shepherd's-purse · Wood Avens · Snowdrop +40
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,704 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Great Tit +21
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants45 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Laurel · Shepherd's-purse · Wood Avens · Snowdrop +40
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataCommon Ragwort
Common Ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris
Jacobaea vulgaris
TutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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