Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.38985, -2.85640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +29 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
139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local 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
Radial Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
73,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
73,590 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants13 species
winterspring
2026▾
Fritillary · Cowslip · Bee Orchid · Blackthorn · Marsh-marigold +8
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Meadowsweet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
73,590 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants13 species
winterspring
2026▾
Fritillary · Cowslip · Bee Orchid · Blackthorn · Marsh-marigold +8
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Meadowsweet
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula ulmaria
BugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumEvents & activities nearby
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