Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.39405, -2.95993
Open directionsv
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Holly +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Holly +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Ground-elder, Elder +9 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
142 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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 75e7c809-9f3a-4786-b442-fae3842daa7a
Wildlife to spot
32,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,934 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Gadwall · Magpie +16
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria +1
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Wood Avens · Shepherd's-purse · Spotted-laurel · Common Nettle · Rue-leaved Saxifrage +48
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,934 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Gadwall · Magpie +16
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Western Honey Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria +1
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Wood Avens · Shepherd's-purse · Spotted-laurel · Common Nettle · Rue-leaved Saxifrage +48
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
