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53.49471, -2.99741
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, White Dead-nettle, Gorse +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Elder, White Dead-nettle, Gorse +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Elder, White Dead-nettle, Wild Onion +12 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Umbellifer Mildew · last seen 2025; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Umbellifer Mildew · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) 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 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Waterloo to Bootle Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 810 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 810 National Cycle Network
Show on map Radial Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Outer Orbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref O Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 32 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 32 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
36,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Shoveler · Blackbird · Short-eared Owl · Woodpigeon +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Field Vole · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Rabbit · Noctule
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Graphopsocus cruciatus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025 Gorse · Common Field-speedwell · Ground-elder · Stinking Iris · Coltsfoot +11
Gorse Ulex europaeus Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Shoveler · Blackbird · Short-eared Owl · Woodpigeon +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pochard Aythya ferina Bittern Botaurus stellaris Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Field Vole · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Rabbit · Noctule
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Graphopsocus cruciatus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025 Gorse · Common Field-speedwell · Ground-elder · Stinking Iris · Coltsfoot +11
Gorse Ulex europaeus Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025 