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53.44485, -2.98582
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Black Nightshade, Common Nettle +107 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Black Nightshade, Common Nettle +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram +12 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National 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 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre - Otterspool Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Otterspool Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Anfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Hugh Baird College Bootle from South Park
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11,466 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,466 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +35
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Black Nightshade · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Periwinkle · Field Scabious · Pot Marigold +5
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,466 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +35
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Knot Calidris canutus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Black Nightshade · Smooth Sow-thistle · Greater Periwinkle · Field Scabious · Pot Marigold +5
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025 