🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.49371, -2.96842
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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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Bent, Ash, Scorpion Weed +99 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Bent, Ash, Scorpion Weed +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail
Varies
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
135 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
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,281 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis tenax · Broad Centurion · Azure Damselfly
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Sticky Groundsel · Black Nightshade · Garden Radish · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Water Mint +11
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,281 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eristalis tenax · Broad Centurion · Azure Damselfly
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Sticky Groundsel · Black Nightshade · Garden Radish · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Water Mint +11
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
