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🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
53.38646, -2.95362
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Avens, Cow Parsley +105 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Avens, Cow Parsley +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 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
139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional 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
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Princes Park lake, surveyed by a heron
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Wildlife to spot
56,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
56,482 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Canada Goose +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +8
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Ragwort · Daisy · Wood Avens · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle +47
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Shepherd's-purse
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
56,482 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Robin · Magpie · Canada Goose +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +8
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Ragwort · Daisy · Wood Avens · Primrose · Red Dead-nettle +47
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Shepherd's-purse
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eristalis 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 evectaCapsella bursa-pastoris
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaEvents & activities nearby
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