Wild on Wirral

Wirral Peninsula is home to a broad range and diversity of species and habitats. The richness of Wirral's biodiversity is also one of its best-kept secrets.

Hilbre Islands is home to a colony of grey seals, and a huge variety of migratory birds, and it is one of only three sites where visitors can find the very rare and beautiful rock-sea lavender plant.

The woodland at Eastham Country Park supports a wide variety of wildlife and contains some of the finest mature trees to be found in Wirral, and is a great place to enjoy both the coastal views and countryside.

On the West coast lies Wirral Country Park and Thurstaston with their superb views over the River Dee to the Welsh Hills. Search for crabs and seashells on the sandy shore, count the different birds, watch for weasels in the hedgerows or explore the waterfall and old oak woodland of the 'Dungeon'.

The North Wirral Coastal Park is home to the only site in England for the Belted Beauty Moth, and the very rare Natterjack Toad is making a comeback in the sand dunes at Red Rocks near Hoylake.

Add to this the hundreds of thousands of birds that spend each winter on the mudflats and saltmarshes of the Dee and Mersey Estuaries and it is obvious that Wirral is no ordinary place.