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West Lancashire Golf Club

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
⛳Golf 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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow
⛳Golf 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· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Agrimony, Red Dead-nettle, Sea-holly +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Agrimony, Red Dead-nettle, Sea-holly +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Sand dunes — natterjack toad, sand lizard and dune invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Lost Resort Trail, FormbyWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

Devil's Hole Trail, FormbyWalking route2.4 km

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

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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Waterloo to BootleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route799 m

Named routeRef 810Length 799 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 810Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route426 m

Named routeRef 810Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

62,963 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

62,963 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Starling · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +47

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

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Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Red Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2025

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

62,963 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Starling · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +47

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Red Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus2025

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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