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Mersey Tunnel Monument

📷 Terry Walsh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.38845, -3.01469

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Sycamore Tarspot, Puccinia pulverulenta +22 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Sycamore Tarspot, Puccinia pulverulenta +22 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Annual Wall-rocket, Buck's-horn Plantain +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Annual Wall-rocket, Buck's-horn Plantain +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mersey Tunnel Toolbooths, Birkenhead

📷 Terry Walsh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mersey Tunnel Toolbooths, Birkenhead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Birkenhead ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Everton ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Woodlands Community ParkUrban park900 m→🌱The Woodlands Community ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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