Wavertree Botanic Gardens
29 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
53.40630, -2.94162
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Herring Gull +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Herring Gull +35 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Early Crocus, Shepherd's-purse +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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▾
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Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
170 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
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Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
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Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
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Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
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Wavertree Botanic Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
13,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,275 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +19
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Orange Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Juniper Shieldbug
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Early Crocus · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Thale Cress +10
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,275 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +19
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Orange Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Juniper Shieldbug
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Early Crocus · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Thale Cress +10
- Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas