Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.39374, -2.87011
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Wood Avens, Holly +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
146 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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
53,256 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
53,256 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +26
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Early Bumblebee · Sitona obsoletus · Harlequin Ladybird
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Fritillary · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn +14
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,256 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +26
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Early Bumblebee · Sitona obsoletus · Harlequin Ladybird
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Fritillary · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn +14
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Events & activities nearby
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