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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
53.35155, -3.00172
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route▾
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Clatterbridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Port Sunlight: Public park and The Lady Lever Art Gallery beyond
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
27,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Magpie +34
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · frogs and toads
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- frogs and toadsAnura
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus +30
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Groundsel · Shepherd's-purse · Annual Meadow-grass · Common Chickweed · Herb-Robert +7
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Magpie +34
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · frogs and toads
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- frogs and toadsAnura
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus +30
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Groundsel · Shepherd's-purse · Annual Meadow-grass · Common Chickweed · Herb-Robert +7
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas