Rimrose Valley Park
372 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome372 ha
Getting here
53.48159, -3.00713
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +31 more · last seen 2026; Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Blackthorn +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN 81)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
152 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
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Wildlife to spot
82,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
82,959 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Noctule
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +20
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +27
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
82,959 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +20
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Noctule
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +20
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +27
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthus