St Mary's Roman Catholic Church 22 ha
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Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.50373, -3.02190
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 60m away — 2 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 60m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Wigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Wigeon +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Horse-chestnut, Red Dead-nettle +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Horse-chestnut, Red Dead-nettle +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Glabrous-headed Hawkweed +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 Sefton Coastal Path Walking route ▾
These popular, well-used, cycle-friendly paths pass through the National Trust site of Formby, connecting the 1.5 miles between Lifeboat Road and Victoria Road car parks.
Named route Point-to-point 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 Lost Resort Trail, Formby Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Devil's Hole Trail, Formby Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to Bootle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 810 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 810 National Cycle Network
Show on map Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Outer Orbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref O Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 32 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 32 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,857 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,857 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Short-eared Owl · Magpie +30
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Mole · Brown Hare · Noctule
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +19
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Ashy Mining Bee 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Fodder Burnet
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,857 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Short-eared Owl · Magpie +30
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Mole · Brown Hare · Noctule
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +19
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Ashy Mining Bee 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Fodder Burnet
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena cineraria
Andrena cineraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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