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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
53.48098, -3.02875
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Blackthorn +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 56Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Waterloo to BootleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 810Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network
Radial Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Middle OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Outer OrbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
121,493 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
121,493 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +19
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Red Dead-nettle · Ribwort Plantain +25
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
121,493 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +19
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Field Vole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax +21
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Tawny Mining Bee
Coltsfoot · Gorse · Blackthorn · Red Dead-nettle · Ribwort Plantain +25
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- CleaversGalium aparine
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena fulva
Andrena fulva
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorGwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolorRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaChinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosaGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthus