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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.66840, -2.95780
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Langdons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Langdons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Teal +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Teal +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Fennel, Small Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
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
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
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
72,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,168 records · National Biodiversity Network Teal · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Magpie +45
Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Smew Mergellus albellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis2025 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Alexanders · Lesser Celandine +15
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,168 records · National Biodiversity Network Teal · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Magpie +45
Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Smew Mergellus albellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis2025 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Alexanders · Lesser Celandine +15
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Taxus baccata f. baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
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
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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