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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Liverpool Getting here
53.40629, -2.94161
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 ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Herring Gull +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Herring Gull +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Early Crocus, Shepherd's-purse +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Early Crocus, Shepherd's-purse +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wirral Circular Trail Walking route 60 km ▾
Named route Ref WCT Length 60 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Allerton Country Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 170 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Radial Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Anfield Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 Regional cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Pop-up Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pop-up 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Woolton & Wavertree Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Woolton Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Botanic Garden and Wavertree Park
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Wildlife to spot
13,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,278 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +19
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Orange Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Juniper Shieldbug
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Early Crocus · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Thale Cress +10
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,278 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +19
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Orange Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Juniper Shieldbug
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Early Crocus · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Thale Cress +10
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Virginia Stock Malcolmia maritima
Virginia Stock Malcolmia maritima
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.2025
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.2025 