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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Sefton Getting here
53.64426, -3.02006
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +28 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Red Dead-nettle, Pellitory-of-the-wall +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Red Dead-nettle, Pellitory-of-the-wall +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Shrimp Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 147 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
28,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,580 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Greylag Goose · Pied Wagtail +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Pendulous Sedge · Lesser Celandine +14
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,580 records · National Biodiversity Network Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Greylag Goose · Pied Wagtail +26
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Gadwall Mareca strepera Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Dead-nettle · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Pendulous Sedge · Lesser Celandine +14
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Sea Rush Juncus maritimus
Sea Rush Juncus maritimus
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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