Oxton Road Playing Fields
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.41303, -3.04284
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Yew, Royal Fern, Coltsfoot · last seen 2025; Plants — Yew, Royal Fern, Coltsfoot · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 131 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 Waterloo to Bootle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 810 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 810 National Cycle Network
Show on map Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Inner Orbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref I Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Gorsey Lane/ Poulton Road junction
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Wildlife to spot
9,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +43
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Riponnensia splendens · Volucella inanis · Eristalis pertinax +5
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cheilosia Cheilosia Alder Leaf Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +43
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Riponnensia splendens · Volucella inanis · Eristalis pertinax +5
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cheilosia Cheilosia Alder Leaf Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 