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Shotwick Lake

29 ha

📷 Tony Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

53.24562, -3.02807

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Cymus melanocephalus +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Cymus melanocephalus +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

Wirral WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

120 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Millennium GreenwayCycling route15 km

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal cycle route

Signals and SaltmarshCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Green RouteCycling route

Named routeRef GreenLocal cycle route

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

269,891 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

269,891 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds55 species

winter

2026

Lapwing · Canada Goose · Robin · Teal · Avocet +50

LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Water Vole · Grey Squirrel · Otter

Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Cymus melanocephalus · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

269,891 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Lapwing · Canada Goose · Robin · Teal · Avocet +50

LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CootFulica atra
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Water Vole · Grey Squirrel · Otter

Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Cymus melanocephalus · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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