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Southport Old Links

1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Beech +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Wall-rue +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Wall-rue +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species +3

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug +20

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
SyrphusSyrphus
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum
Marram WeevilPhilopedon plagiatum
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024

🌿

Plants94 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wall-rue · Hart's-Tongue · Herb-Robert +89

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
CleaversGalium aparine
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
HollyIlex aquifolium
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
YewTaxus baccata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,500 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species +3

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Hawthorn Shieldbug +20

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
SyrphusSyrphus
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum
Marram WeevilPhilopedon plagiatum
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024

🌿

Plants94 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Wall-rue · Hart's-Tongue · Herb-Robert +89

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
CleaversGalium aparine
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
HollyIlex aquifolium
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
YewTaxus baccata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Hodge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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