🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.42742, -2.80661
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Shakespeare North Bar & Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Shakespeare North Bar & Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Barnacle Goose +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Barnacle Goose +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Parent Bug · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Parent Bug · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Liverpool Loop LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Radial Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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