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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome657 ha
Getting here
53.36519, -2.93960
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 90m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 90m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +48 more · last seen 2026; Mudflats priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Sycamore +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km▾
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route▾
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
Photos
Road through Otterspool Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
45,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
45,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Gadwall · Mute Swan +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants44 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Laurel · Snowdrop · Common Chickweed · Wood Avens +39
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Gadwall · Mute Swan +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants44 species
winterspring
2026▾
Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Laurel · Snowdrop · Common Chickweed · Wood Avens +39
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusTutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumDaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025Events & activities nearby
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