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Walton Park Cemetery

7 ha

📷 Peter Craine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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53.45362, -2.97011

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 111m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 111m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Black Nightshade, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Common Nettle +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Nightshade, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Common Nettle +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 810

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

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Cycling

186 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

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

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,463 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,463 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Mallard +73

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants46 species

summer

2026

Black Nightshade · Rosebay Willowherb · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Nettle · Sycamore +41

Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,463 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Mallard +73

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Leach's PetrelHydrobates leucorhous2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Green Shieldbug · Batman Hoverfly

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea

🌿

Plants46 species

summer

2026

Black Nightshade · Rosebay Willowherb · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Nettle · Sycamore +41

Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Craine · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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