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53.49430, -3.04593

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sea Spurge, Red Dead-nettle, Sea Rocket +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea Spurge, Red Dead-nettle, Sea Rocket +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Sea Beet, Blackthorn +1 more foraging species

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

Sefton Coastal PathWalking route

These popular, well-used, cycle-friendly paths pass through the National Trust site of Formby, connecting the 1.5 miles between Lifeboat Road and Victoria Road car parks.

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Devil's Hole Trail, FormbyWalking route2.4 km

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 810Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route39 m

Named routeRef 810Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

48,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +26

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects26 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +21

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
CheilosiaCheilosia
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

springwinter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Fodder Burnet · Sea-buckthorn

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +26

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects26 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +21

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
CheilosiaCheilosia
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

springwinter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Fodder Burnet · Sea-buckthorn

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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