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Getting here
53.37528, -3.04568
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Benricks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Benricks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Swift +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Swift +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Painted Lady, Harlequin Ladybird +252 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Clatterbridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Pop-up Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 3Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
14,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,647 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Pink-footed Goose · Blackcap · Yellow Wagtail · Grey Heron +26
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Badger
- Feral CatFelis catus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria interrupta · Platycheirus clypeatus · Cheilosia pagana · Minettia fasciata · Coenosia tigrina +127
- Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2025
- Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025
- Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata2025
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
- Eristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,647 records · National Biodiversity NetworkNuthatch · Pink-footed Goose · Blackcap · Yellow Wagtail · Grey Heron +26
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Badger
- Feral CatFelis catus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria interrupta · Platycheirus clypeatus · Cheilosia pagana · Minettia fasciata · Coenosia tigrina +127
- Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2025
- Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025
- Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata2025
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
- Eristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
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GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Campichoeta punctumCampichoeta punctum2025Campichoeta punctumCampichoeta punctum2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2025Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca2025Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca2025Limnophora tigrinaLimnophora tigrina2025Limnophora tigrinaLimnophora tigrina2025Sepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimana2025Sepsis flavimanaSepsis flavimana2025Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2025Oncopsis tristisOncopsis tristis2025Oncopsis tristisOncopsis tristis2025Pegoplata nigroscutellataPegoplata nigroscutellata2025Pegoplata nigroscutellataPegoplata nigroscutellata2025Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi2025Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025Pipizella viduataPipizella viduata2025Pipizella viduataPipizella viduata2025Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2025Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025Eupterycyba jucundaEupterycyba jucunda2025Eupterycyba jucundaEupterycyba jucunda2025Longitarsus luridusLongitarsus luridus2025Longitarsus luridusLongitarsus luridus2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Chaetocnema picipesChaetocnema picipes2025Chaetocnema picipesChaetocnema picipes2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025Ptenidium pusillumPtenidium pusillum2025Fannia serenaFannia serena2025Fannia serenaFannia serena2025Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis2025Hybos culiciformisHybos culiciformis2025Cryptophilus integerCryptophilus integer2025Cryptophilus integerCryptophilus integer2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2025Neocrepidodera transversaNeocrepidodera transversa2025Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2025Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2025Hairy Fungus BeetleTyphaea stercorea2025Hairy Fungus BeetleTyphaea stercorea2025Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025Meiosimyza subfasciataMeiosimyza subfasciata2025Meiosimyza subfasciataMeiosimyza subfasciata2025Morellia aenescensMorellia aenescens2025Morellia aenescensMorellia aenescens2025Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2025Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2025Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2025Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2025Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2025Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2025Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2025Psylla alniPsylla alni2025Psylla alniPsylla alni2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2025Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2025Helina reversioHelina reversio2025Helina reversioHelina reversio2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2025Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2025Delia platuraDelia platura2025Delia platuraDelia platura2025Sapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctata2025Sapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2025Rhyzobius 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biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Corticaria elongataCorticaria elongata2025Corticaria elongataCorticaria elongata2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2025Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous2025Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous2025Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025Betulapion simileBetulapion simile2025Betulapion simileBetulapion simile2025Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2025Bruchus lotiBruchus loti2025Bruchus lotiBruchus loti2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2025Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Raspberry FusehornArge gracilicornis2025Raspberry FusehornArge gracilicornis2025Galerucella sagittariaeGalerucella sagittariae2025Galerucella sagittariaeGalerucella sagittariae2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Atomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapilla2025Atomaria atricapillaAtomaria atricapilla2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Coenosia molliculaCoenosia mollicula2025Coenosia molliculaCoenosia mollicula2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2025Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Clambus simsoniClambus simsoni2025Clambus simsoniClambus simsoni2025