Formby Beach

Large area of beach, sand dunes and pine woods. This wonderful stretch of unspoilt coastline set between the sea and Formby town offers miles of walks through the woods and dunes. There are interesting plants and birds to be found, and this is one of...

Formby Red Squirrel Reserve

The reserve offers visitors an oppurtunity to explore the beach, sand dunes and coastal pine woodland. Within the stands of Corsican and Scots pine is a large population of wild red squirrels. However, unlike most other populations, the Formby animal...

Freshfield Dune Heath

Freshfield's 17ha of dune heath comprise 9% of the national total of this very rare habitat. Heather, Sand Sedge, Wavy Hair-grass and Sheep's Fescue are the dominant vegetation but a number of other specialist plants occur, including Heath Grass, Hea...

Lifeboat Road and Ravenmeols Sandhills LNR

Lifeboat Road is a 150 acre (60 ha) gateway site to The Mersey Forest, managed by Sefton Council through it's Leisure Service's, Coast and Countryside Service. The site has a wide sandy beach, high dunes, furrowed grassland that were once asparagus f...