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Wirral Country Park

47 ha

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

53.34035, -3.14312

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Common Darter +195 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Closterotomus trivialis, Common Darter +195 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh Border

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Burton Marsh Greenway

Varies

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

55 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 71Cycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route174 m

Named routeRef 89Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

26,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

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Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jim Barton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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