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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.47384, -3.03188
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Waterloo Place — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Waterloo Place — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
123 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Inner OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef ILocal cycle route
Middle OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
115,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
115,747 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch +24
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +24
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
115,747 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch +24
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Ribwort Plantain · Cleavers +24
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalis