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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Black Nightshade, Common Nettle +109 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Black Nightshade, Common Nettle +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram +12 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional 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

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Cycling

175 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route

Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

9,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +69

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common TernSterna hirundo
DunlinCalidris alpina
KnotCalidris canutus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little TernSternula albifrons2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
SwallowHirundo rustica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BuzzardButeo buteo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024

🐝

Insects35 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +30

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
EupeodesEupeodes2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
NeoasciaNeoascia
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
EristalisEristalis
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024

🌿

Plants112 species

spring

2026

Viper's-bugloss · Black Nightshade · Common Nettle · Oxford Ragwort · Oxeye Daisy +107

Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2024
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2024
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicus2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Bladder-sennaColutea arborescens2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2024
New Zealand BroadleafGriselinia littoralis2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
BalmMelissa officinalis2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +69

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common TernSterna hirundo
DunlinCalidris alpina
KnotCalidris canutus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Little TernSternula albifrons2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous
SwallowHirundo rustica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BuzzardButeo buteo
CurlewNumenius arquata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024

🐝

Insects35 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +30

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
EupeodesEupeodes2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
NeoasciaNeoascia
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
EristalisEristalis
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024

🌿

Plants112 species

spring

2026

Viper's-bugloss · Black Nightshade · Common Nettle · Oxford Ragwort · Oxeye Daisy +107

Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2024
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2024
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. hibernicus2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Bladder-sennaColutea arborescens2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2024
New Zealand BroadleafGriselinia littoralis2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
BalmMelissa officinalis2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024