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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.48985, -3.01334
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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 Rock Dove and Herring Gull
- ☀️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 Rock Dove and Herring Gull
- ☀️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 — Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Blackthorn +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
137 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route564 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
47,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,732 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Herring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +29
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PochardAythya ferina
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra2025
Field Vole · Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Rabbit · Noctule +1
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +18
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,732 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Herring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +29
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PochardAythya ferina
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra2025
Field Vole · Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Rabbit · Noctule +1
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +18
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgaris