The Junction Play Area 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Getting here
53.38170, -3.08434
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Closterotomus trivialis, Orange Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Closterotomus trivialis, Orange Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional 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 Wirral Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 56 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clatterbridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Burton Marsh Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 568 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 211 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 211 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 359 m ▾
Named route Length 359 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,048 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,048 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea · Closterotomus trivialis · Orange Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +30
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,048 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goosander Mergus merganser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Common Gull Larus canus House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2024 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea · Closterotomus trivialis · Orange Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +30
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Philaenus spumarius
Philaenus spumarius
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2024
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2024
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2024
Cartodere nodifer Cartodere nodifer2024
Monotoma picipes Monotoma picipes2024
Monotoma picipes Monotoma picipes2024
Monotoma longicollis Monotoma longicollis2024
Monotoma longicollis Monotoma longicollis2024
Agathidium laevigatum Agathidium laevigatum2024
Agathidium laevigatum Agathidium laevigatum2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2024
Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides2024
Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides2024
Pteryx suturalis Pteryx suturalis2024
Pteryx suturalis Pteryx suturalis2024
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2024
Ocys tachysoides Ocys tachysoides2024
Cis punctulatus Cis punctulatus2024
Cis punctulatus Cis punctulatus2024
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2024
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Cis boleti Cis boleti2024
Cis boleti Cis boleti2024
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni2024
Clambus simsoni Clambus simsoni2024
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2024
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2024
Cryptophilus integer Cryptophilus integer2024
Cryptophilus integer Cryptophilus integer2024
Perigona nigriceps Perigona nigriceps2024
Perigona nigriceps Perigona nigriceps2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Cis bilamellatus Cis bilamellatus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum2024
Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
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