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St Oswald's Roman Catholic Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Giant Polypore, Tutsan Rust +9 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Giant Polypore, Tutsan Rust +9 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Sycamore, Creeping Buttercup +169 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Sycamore, Creeping Buttercup +169 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +18 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Siphoninus phillyreae +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Siphoninus phillyreae +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
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Cycling

203 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

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