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Merrilocks Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 197m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 197m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Spurge, Soapwort, Red Dead-nettle +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea Spurge, Soapwort, Red Dead-nettle +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sefton Coastal PathWalking route

These popular, well-used, cycle-friendly paths pass through the National Trust site of Formby, connecting the 1.5 miles between Lifeboat Road and Victoria Road car parks.

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Devil's Hole Trail, FormbyWalking route2.4 km

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Waterloo to BootleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 810Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 810Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 810Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

40,314 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,314 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +71

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

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Insects59 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii +54

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Rough Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus rugosostriatus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Willow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorus2025
Stenopterapion tenueStenopterapion tenue2025
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Phyllotreta nodicornisPhyllotreta nodicornis2025
Atomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapilla2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2025
Diplapion confluensDiplapion confluens2025
Holotrichapion aethiopsHolotrichapion aethiops2025
Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025

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Plants31 species

summerautumn

2026

Sea Spurge · Soapwort · Red Dead-nettle · Sea Rocket · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +26

Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,314 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

summerautumn

2026

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Starling +71

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CootFulica atra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects59 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii +54

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Rough Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus rugosostriatus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2025
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Willow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorus2025
Stenopterapion tenueStenopterapion tenue2025
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Phyllotreta nodicornisPhyllotreta nodicornis2025
Atomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapilla2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2025
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2025
Diplapion confluensDiplapion confluens2025
Holotrichapion aethiopsHolotrichapion aethiops2025
Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025

🌿

Plants31 species

summerautumn

2026

Sea Spurge · Soapwort · Red Dead-nettle · Sea Rocket · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +26

Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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