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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.37749, -3.11803
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 179m 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 179m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly, 2-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly, 2-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Blackthorn · last seen 2023; Plants — Blackthorn · last seen 2023
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wirral Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 211 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 211 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 359 m ▾
Named route Length 359 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 171 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 171 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
32,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Herring Gull +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Orange Ladybird · Brown Chafer +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Herring Gull +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Orange Ladybird · Brown Chafer +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Natterer's Bat
Natterer's Bat
Myotis nattereri2025
Myotis nattereri2025
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Feral Cat Felis catus2024
Feral Cat Felis catus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Alder Leaf Beetle
Alder Leaf Beetle
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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