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Utting Avenue Gardens

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.43598, -2.94792

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Anfield Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 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

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Cycling

219 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

72,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

72,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Coot · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Robin · Black-headed Gull +36

CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Smooth Sow-thistle · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Oxford Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse

Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

72,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Coot · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Robin · Black-headed Gull +36

CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Smooth Sow-thistle · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Oxford Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse

Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Utting Avenue at Bootle branch railway bridge

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