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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › North West › Liverpool Getting here
53.40806, -2.98008
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Rock Dove ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Rock Dove, Magpie +56 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 — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Fritillary, Cowslip +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Fritillary, Cowslip +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to Liverpool Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 137 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
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Wildlife to spot
21,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,163 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +24
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Dolphin · Brown Rat · Common Porpoise
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Idiopterus nephrelepidis Idiopterus nephrelepidis2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Fritillary · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle +8
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Cowslip Primula veris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,163 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +24
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Dolphin · Brown Rat · Common Porpoise
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · Idiopterus nephrelepidis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Idiopterus nephrelepidis Idiopterus nephrelepidis2025 Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Fritillary · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse · Smooth Sow-thistle +8
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Cowslip Primula veris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium 