St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.35685, -2.90013
Open directionsv
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
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Avens, Elder +181 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Avens, Elder +181 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Ramsons +27 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route▾
Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Liverpool Loop LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Garston Old Road/Island Road junction.
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Wildlife to spot
25,167 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,167 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Hogweed +50
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- IvyHedera helix
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,167 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Wood Avens · Common Nettle · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy · Hogweed +50
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- IvyHedera helix
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas