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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.66766, -2.97784
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mallard ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 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 — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Mute Swan +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Black Spleenwort +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Black Spleenwort +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
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Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shrimp Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 147 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
106,251 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 106,251 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Kestrel · Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Coot +31
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Smew Mergellus albellus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Gadwall Mareca strepera Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Spleenwort · Lesser Celandine +30
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Red Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 106,251 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Kestrel · Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Coot +31
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Smew Mergellus albellus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Gadwall Mareca strepera Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Spleenwort · Lesser Celandine +30
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Red Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silene dioica
Silene dioica
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus
Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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