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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.65037, -3.01389
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Donut Hut — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Donut Hut — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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 55 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
30,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,163 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wall-rue · Biting Stonecrop +18
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,163 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wall-rue · Biting Stonecrop +18
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Rose Campion Silene coronaria
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Early Sand-grass Mibora minima
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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