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Mizzy Plantation

2 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.43802, -2.81200

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Song Thrush, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Song Thrush, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh-marigold, Elder, Yellow Iris +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Elder, Yellow Iris +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Ramsons +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Platycheirus, 14-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Platycheirus, 14-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 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

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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Liverpool Loop LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 856Cycling route

Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

22,533 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,533 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Barnacle Goose · Robin +48

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

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Mammals6 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
StoatMustela erminea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

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Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Parent Bug

Parent BugElasmucha grisea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,533 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pied Wagtail · Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Barnacle Goose · Robin +48

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
StoatMustela erminea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Parent Bug

Parent BugElasmucha grisea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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