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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shelduck
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 462m away — 14 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Shelduck
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 462m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Shelduck, Oystercatcher +99 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Shelduck, Oystercatcher +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus, Hairy Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus, Hairy Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Burton Marsh Greenway

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wirral WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route370 m

Named routeRef 56Length 370 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 56Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route916 m

Named routeRef 89Length 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

43,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

43,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Shelduck · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant +50

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Feral Cat · Mole

Feral CatFelis catus
MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Common Chickweed · Common Stork's-bill

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

43,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Shelduck · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant +50

ShelduckTadorna tadorna
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Feral Cat · Mole

Feral CatFelis catus
MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Common Chickweed · Common Stork's-bill

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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