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Stalmine Road Gardens

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Black-headed Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Black-headed Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Poppy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Butterfly-bush +94 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Poppy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Butterfly-bush +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Copper Beech, Bristly Oxtongue +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

193 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

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

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Herring Gull +72

CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SwiftApus apus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants97 species

summer

2026

Common Poppy · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Butterfly-bush · Sycamore · Yarrow +92

Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,878 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Moorhen · Herring Gull +72

CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SwiftApus apus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Alder Leaf Beetle

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants97 species

summer

2026

Common Poppy · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Butterfly-bush · Sycamore · Yarrow +92

Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sue Adair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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