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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
53.49154, -3.05009
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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 Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝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 Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝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 — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Meliscaeva auricollis, Syrphus ribesii +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sea Spurge, Red Dead-nettle, Sea Rocket +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 810Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 810Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 810Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
44,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
44,589 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +23
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +22
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Tawny Mining Bee
🌿Plants5 species
springwinter
2026▾
Red Dead-nettle · Chinese Quince · Fodder Burnet · Sea Spurge · Sea-buckthorn
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
- Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
- Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
- Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,589 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +23
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +22
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Tawny Mining Bee
🌿Plants5 species
springwinter
2026▾
Red Dead-nettle · Chinese Quince · Fodder Burnet · Sea Spurge · Sea-buckthorn
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
- Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
- Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
- Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
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 eligansEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Small 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 rubicundusCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosia7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025