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St Gabriels Church

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.38570, -2.97347

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 98m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 98m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Shepherd's-purse, Snowdrop +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Shepherd's-purse, Snowdrop +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Western Honey Bee +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Western Honey Bee +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Guelder-rose, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

119 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

Wildlife to spot

27,852 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,852 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +25

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +5

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus

🌿

Plants30 species

winterspring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Snowdrop · Daisy · Smooth Sow-thistle +25

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
GorseUlex europaeus
Virginia StockMalcolmia maritima
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria
NipplewortLapsana communis
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,852 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +25

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great TitParus major2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects10 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Meliscaeva auricollis · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +5

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus

🌿

Plants30 species

winterspring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Snowdrop · Daisy · Smooth Sow-thistle +25

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
DaisyBellis perennis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
GorseUlex europaeus
Virginia StockMalcolmia maritima
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria
NipplewortLapsana communis
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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