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Rimrose Valley Country Park

2 ha

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.48595, -3.00431

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 422m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 422m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Blackthorn +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Blackthorn +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard, Elder +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

146 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Waterloo to BootleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Radial Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Middle OrbitalCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

Outer OrbitalCycling route

Named routeRef OLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

49,364 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,364 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +31

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PochardAythya ferina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2026

Field Vole · Roe Deer · Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Rabbit +1

Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects24 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +19

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
CheilosiaCheilosia
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants28 species

spring

2026

Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +23

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
CleaversGalium aparine
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,364 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +31

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PochardAythya ferina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winter

2026

Field Vole · Roe Deer · Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Rabbit +1

Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects24 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +19

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
CheilosiaCheilosia
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris

🌿

Plants28 species

spring

2026

Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +23

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
CleaversGalium aparine
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Iron art work. Rimrose Valley Country Park

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