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Wirral Colliery Mineshaft E

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.27904, -3.06563

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Pink-footed Goose, Canada Goose +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Pink-footed Goose, Canada Goose +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Apion frumentarium, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Apion frumentarium, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km
Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wirral WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Parkgate WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 56Cycling route
Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network
Signals and SaltmarshCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network
Route 563Cycling route
Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Riverside Walk, Little Neston

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Riverside Walk, Little Neston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanney Fields ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Ness Botanic GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱Ness Botanic GardenUrban park1.6 km→🌱The Ropewalk AllotmentsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Flint MeadowsUrban park700 m→🏞️WIRRAL, THECountry park4.5 km→

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