Dee Estuary

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Dee Estuary is one of 57 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cheshire. Only one of the county's SSSIs is larger. Heswall Dales and Thurstaston Common are among the SSSIs within 1.4 km. West Kirby Station is under a kilometre away.

More places to visit near Dee Estuary

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Parkgate Parade

Viewpoint near Parkgate

Old sea-wall promenade at Parkgate overlooking a huge tract of Dee salt marsh, famous for birds of prey and winter high-tide spectacles.

adjoining

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West Kirby Marine Lake

Landmark near West Kirby

Large saltwater lake on the Dee front at West Kirby, busy with sailing and paddleboards and ringed by a popular promenade.

0.5 km N

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Caldy Hill

Viewpoint near Caldy

Wooded National Trust hill above Caldy with a sandstone beacon, looking out over the Dee estuary to the Welsh mountains.

0.9 km N

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Ness Botanic Gardens

Garden near Ness

University of Liverpool's 64-acre botanic gardens above the Dee, founded in 1898 by plant-hunter Arthur Bulley, strong on rhododendrons and rock plants.

1 km SE