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Places › England › North West › Liverpool Getting here
53.40921, -2.98153
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Deli Marche — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Deli Marche — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Purple Toadflax, Great Willowherb +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Purple Toadflax, Great Willowherb +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map City Centre - Otterspool Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Otterspool Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Anfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Statue of Canon Thomas Major Lester
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Wildlife to spot
20,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +31
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Common Porpoise
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Idiopterus nephrelepidis Idiopterus nephrelepidis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Thale Cress +8
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Cowslip Primula veris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,460 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +31
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Common Porpoise
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Idiopterus nephrelepidis Idiopterus nephrelepidis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Thale Cress +8
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Cowslip Primula veris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium 