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🛝Family🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome131 ha
Getting here
53.38214, -2.93799
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ice Cream Parlour — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ice Cream Parlour — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Robin +38 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Robin +38 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee +15 more · last seen 2026
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
144 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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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
63,435 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
63,435 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
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
Primrose · Red Dead-nettle · Daisy · Common Ragwort · Lesser Celandine +43
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
63,435 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
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis +9
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Syrphus
Primrose · Red Dead-nettle · Daisy · Common Ragwort · Lesser Celandine +43
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisHighclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensisSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliataSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repens