PRINCES PARK, LIVERPOOL 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage🦅 Birds
Dogs welcome 20 ha
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53.38646, -2.95368
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About PRINCES PARK, LIVERPOOL Prince's Park in Toxteth, Liverpool, England, is a 45 ha municipal park, 2 mi (3. 2 km) south east of Liverpool city centre. In 2009, its status was upgraded to a Grade II* Historic Park by English Heritage.
Read more on Wikipedia → Urban park Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mersey Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Allerton Country Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Anfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 Regional cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Pop-up Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop-up 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
56,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,489 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Canada Goose +19
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +8
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Syrphus 🌿 Plants 52 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Daisy · Wood Avens · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle +47
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Wood Avens Geum urbanum Primrose Primula vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Shepherd's-purse Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,489 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Canada Goose +19
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +8
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Syrphus 🌿 Plants 52 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Daisy · Wood Avens · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle +47
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Wood Avens Geum urbanum Primrose Primula vulgaris Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Shepherd's-purse Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
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