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53.39862, -2.90724

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Red Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Figwort Weevil, Common Wasp +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Figwort Weevil, Common Wasp +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Allerton Country WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

195 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route

University Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

58,932 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

58,932 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspring

2026

Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +16

CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants65 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine · Common Ragwort · Daisy · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens +60

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
ElderSambucus nigra
Hedera helixHedera helix
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
IvyHedera helix
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
BroomCytisus scoparius
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Sweet VioletViola odorata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Red CampionSilene dioica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
BalmMelissa officinalis
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Common ChickweedStellaria media
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

58,932 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

winterspring

2026

Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +16

CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WigeonMareca penelope
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants65 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine · Common Ragwort · Daisy · Cow Parsley · Wood Avens +60

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
ElderSambucus nigra
Hedera helixHedera helix
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
IvyHedera helix
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
BroomCytisus scoparius
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
Sweet VioletViola odorata
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineusRumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Red CampionSilene dioica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
BalmMelissa officinalis
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Common ChickweedStellaria media
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YarrowAchillea millefolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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