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Places › England › North West › Wirral Getting here
53.38236, -3.05148
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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 484m 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 484m away — 2 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, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hogweed, Rubus wirralensis, Yew +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Rubus wirralensis, Yew +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clatterbridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Pop-up Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop-up 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Saviour's church, Oxton
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Wildlife to spot
11,270 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,270 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Coot +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Fannia serena · Platycheirus clypeatus · Minettia fasciata +35
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Fannia serena Fannia serena2025 Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025 Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina Hogweed · Rubus wirralensis · Yew · Common Nettle
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis Yew Taxus baccata Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,270 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Coot +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Red Fox · Daubenton's Bat +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Fannia serena · Platycheirus clypeatus · Minettia fasciata +35
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Fannia serena Fannia serena2025 Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025 Minettia fasciata Minettia fasciata2025 Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina Hogweed · Rubus wirralensis · Yew · Common Nettle
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis Yew Taxus baccata Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hybos culiciformis Hybos culiciformis2025
Hybos culiciformis Hybos culiciformis2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Morellia aenescens Morellia aenescens2025
Morellia aenescens Morellia aenescens2025
Sepsis flavimana Sepsis flavimana2025
Sepsis flavimana Sepsis flavimana2025
Pegoplata nigroscutellata Pegoplata nigroscutellata2025
Pegoplata nigroscutellata Pegoplata nigroscutellata2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Helina reversio Helina reversio2025
Helina reversio Helina reversio2025
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum2025
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum2025
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata2025
Sapromyza quadripunctata Sapromyza quadripunctata2025
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2025
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Coenosia mollicula Coenosia mollicula2025
Coenosia mollicula Coenosia mollicula2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hylemya urbica Hylemya urbica2025
Hylemya urbica Hylemya urbica2025
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2025
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2025
Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax2025
Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga variegata2025
Sarcophaga variegata Sarcophaga variegata2025
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea2025
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Nemopoda nitidula Nemopoda nitidula2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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