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🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.38790, -2.93599
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝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 +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Mallard +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Mallard +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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
153 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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Wildlife to spot
60,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
60,779 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Trichopsocus brincki · 2-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus +1
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy · Wood Avens · Spotted-laurel +49
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,779 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +19
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Trichopsocus brincki · 2-spot Ladybird · Dromius quadrimaculatus +1
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · Daisy · Wood Avens · Spotted-laurel +49
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaEvents & activities nearby
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