Old Parkonians Association
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.37709, -3.05254
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Painted Lady, Harlequin Ladybird +249 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Painted Lady, Harlequin Ladybird +249 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Pyramidal Orchid +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Pyramidal Orchid +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wirral Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clatterbridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Pop-up Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop-up 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,535 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Nuthatch · Pink-footed Goose · Kestrel · Grey Heron +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Red Fox
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Herina lugubris · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia pagana · Minettia fasciata · Coenosia tigrina +124
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025 Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,535 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Nuthatch · Pink-footed Goose · Kestrel · Grey Heron +25
Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Red Fox
Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Herina lugubris · Melanostoma scalare · Cheilosia pagana · Minettia fasciata · Coenosia tigrina +124
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025 Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025 Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma2025
Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2025
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum2025
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima2025
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2025
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Pipiza noctiluca Pipiza noctiluca2025
Pipiza noctiluca Pipiza noctiluca2025
Limnophora tigrina Limnophora tigrina2025
Limnophora tigrina Limnophora tigrina2025
Sepsis flavimana Sepsis flavimana2025
Sepsis flavimana Sepsis flavimana2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2025
Oncopsis tristis Oncopsis tristis2025
Oncopsis tristis Oncopsis tristis2025
Pegoplata nigroscutellata Pegoplata nigroscutellata2025
Pegoplata nigroscutellata Pegoplata nigroscutellata2025
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi2025
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi2025
Ringed Tigress Athalia circularis2025
Ringed Tigress Athalia circularis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster2025
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster2025
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2025
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2025
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2025
Crepidodera fulvicornis Crepidodera fulvicornis2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Bruchidius varius Bruchidius varius2025
Bruchidius varius Bruchidius varius2025
Sphaerophoria interrupta Sphaerophoria interrupta2025
Sphaerophoria interrupta Sphaerophoria interrupta2025
Eupterycyba jucunda Eupterycyba jucunda2025
Eupterycyba jucunda Eupterycyba jucunda2025
Longitarsus luridus Longitarsus luridus2025
Longitarsus luridus Longitarsus luridus2025
Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus2025
Ephistemus globulus Ephistemus globulus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Zyginidia scutellaris Zyginidia scutellaris2025
Zyginidia scutellaris Zyginidia scutellaris2025
Eutrichapion viciae Eutrichapion viciae2025
Eutrichapion viciae Eutrichapion viciae2025
Platycheirus peltatus Platycheirus peltatus2025
Platycheirus peltatus Platycheirus peltatus2025
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2025
Cryptocephalus pusillus Cryptocephalus pusillus2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Psylla alni Psylla alni2025
Psylla alni Psylla alni2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Archarius pyrrhoceras Archarius pyrrhoceras2025
Archarius pyrrhoceras Archarius pyrrhoceras2025
Helina reversio Helina reversio2025
Helina reversio Helina reversio2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Javesella pellucida Javesella pellucida2025
Javesella pellucida Javesella pellucida2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii2025
Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire Beris morrisii2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata2025
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion apricans2025
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion apricans2025
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi2025
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi2025
Oncopsis alni Oncopsis alni2025
Oncopsis alni Oncopsis alni2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Perapion violaceum Perapion violaceum2025
Perapion violaceum Perapion violaceum2025
Holotrichapion pisi Holotrichapion pisi2025
Holotrichapion pisi Holotrichapion pisi2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Corticaria elongata Corticaria elongata2025
Corticaria elongata Corticaria elongata2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Paragus haemorrhous Paragus haemorrhous2025
Paragus haemorrhous Paragus haemorrhous2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Betulapion simile Betulapion simile2025
Betulapion simile Betulapion simile2025
Salpingus planirostris Salpingus planirostris2025
Salpingus planirostris Salpingus planirostris2025
Bruchus loti Bruchus loti2025
Bruchus loti Bruchus loti2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2025
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Raspberry Fusehorn Arge gracilicornis2025
Raspberry Fusehorn Arge gracilicornis2025
Galerucella sagittariae Galerucella sagittariae2025
Galerucella sagittariae Galerucella sagittariae2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla2025
Atomaria atricapilla Atomaria atricapilla2025
Coenosia mollicula Coenosia mollicula2025
Coenosia mollicula Coenosia mollicula2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Coccidula rufa Coccidula rufa2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Limnophora triangula Limnophora triangula2025
Limnophora triangula Limnophora triangula2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni2025
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Fannia rondanii Fannia rondanii2025
Fannia rondanii Fannia rondanii2025
Epuraea unicolor Epuraea unicolor2025
Epuraea unicolor Epuraea unicolor2025
Fannia serena Fannia serena2025
Fannia serena Fannia serena2025
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus2025
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri2025
Nephus redtenbacheri Nephus redtenbacheri2025
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2025
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2025
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2025
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2025
Herina frondescentiae Herina frondescentiae2025
Herina frondescentiae Herina frondescentiae2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Foreign Grain Beetle Ahasverus advena2025
Foreign Grain Beetle Ahasverus advena2025
Paragus Paragus2025
Paragus Paragus2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Cyanapion gyllenhalii Cyanapion gyllenhalii2025
Cyanapion gyllenhalii Cyanapion gyllenhalii2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Anoscopus albifrons Anoscopus albifrons2025
Anoscopus albifrons Anoscopus albifrons2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Atomaria rubella Atomaria rubella2025
Atomaria rubella Atomaria rubella2025
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025
Cortinicara gibbosa Cortinicara gibbosa2025