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53.36260, -3.13412
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 115+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Peregrine 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Courtyard — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 115+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Egret and Peregrine 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ The Courtyard — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Peregrine, Herring Gull +112 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Peregrine, Herring Gull +112 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wirral Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 171 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 171 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 250 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 250 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 9 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
34,623 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,623 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 120 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Little Egret · Peregrine · Herring Gull · Shelduck · Redshank +115
🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Feral Cat Felis catus2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Natterjack Toad · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata 🐝 Insects 55 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +50
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Heather Mining Bee Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,623 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 120 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Little Egret · Peregrine · Herring Gull · Shelduck · Redshank +115
🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Feral Cat Felis catus2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Natterjack Toad · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata 🐝 Insects 55 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +50
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Heather Mining Bee Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023 Andrena fuscipes
Andrena fuscipes
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium
White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Anoplius nigerrimus Anoplius nigerrimus
Anoplius nigerrimus Anoplius nigerrimus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
4-Spotted Digger Wasp Crossocerus quadrimaculatus
4-Spotted Digger Wasp Crossocerus quadrimaculatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2024
Ptenidium pusillum Ptenidium pusillum2024
Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea2024
Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea2024
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2024
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2024
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2024
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2024
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2024
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2024
Octotemnus glabriculus Octotemnus glabriculus2024
Octotemnus glabriculus Octotemnus glabriculus2024
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Aspidiphorus orbiculatus2024
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Aspidiphorus orbiculatus2024
Omonadus floralis Omonadus floralis2024
Omonadus floralis Omonadus floralis2024
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2024
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2024
Cis boleti Cis boleti2024
Cis boleti Cis boleti2024
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2024
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa2023
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa2023
Micropterna lateralis Micropterna lateralis2023
Micropterna lateralis Micropterna lateralis2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Limnephilus centralis Limnephilus centralis2023
Limnephilus centralis Limnephilus centralis2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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