Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park
28 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
53.41447, -2.83053
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Song Thrush +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Song Thrush +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow Iris, Common Nettle, Sycamore +189 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,058 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Magpie · Grey Wagtail · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +22
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +11
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Bibio pomonae
Common Nettle · Rosebay Willowherb · Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Great Willowherb +83
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,058 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Magpie · Grey Wagtail · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +22
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
2-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +11
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Bibio pomonae
Common Nettle · Rosebay Willowherb · Hawthorn · Blackthorn · Great Willowherb +83
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2025Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025White DogwoodCornus alba2025White DogwoodCornus alba2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2025Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2025Centaurea nigra var. radiataCentaurea nigra var. radiata2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BindweedCalystegia2025BindweedCalystegia2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Events & activities nearby
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