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Meols Parade Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.40038, -3.17409

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 52m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 52m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +110 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Hornet Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Hornet Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wirral WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route916 m

Named routeRef 89Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route306 m

Named routeLength 306 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route24 m

Named routeRef 89Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route128 m

Named routeRef 89Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

51,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shelduck · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Redshank +58

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PintailAnas acuta
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Feral Cat · Grey Seal

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Common Chickweed · Common Stork's-bill

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shelduck · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Redshank +58

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
WigeonMareca penelope
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PintailAnas acuta
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Feral Cat · Grey Seal

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Common Chickweed · Common Stork's-bill

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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