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Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve – View of Lunt Meadows loop from Merseyside

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Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve – View of Lunt Meadows loop from Merseyside

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Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve – View of Lunt Meadows loop from Merseyside

01:27

5.72km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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289 m

Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

If you go very early, there is a barn owl that you may catch a glimpse of. The last time I visited she was teaching her young how to hunt.

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1.03 km

View of Lunt Meadows

Highlight • River

Remains of Mesolithic village. Not much to see but interesting interpretative board

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1.10 km

Steps to Bridge Over the River Alt

Highlight • River

These steps are quite steep and you will need to carry your bike.

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1.12 km

Sunset View Over Waterway

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.70 km

Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

5.57 km

This spectacular wetland nature reserve, nestled along the meandering River Alt in North Merseyside, wasn’t always the wildlife wonderland it is today. Between 2012 and 2014 it was intensively farmed arable land, and only when it was bought by the Environment Agency for development as a flood storage reservoir (that would double as a nature reserve) did Lunt Meadows become a real destination for bird-lovers.
The cycle path is gravel good for MTB, gravel and hybrid would be careful with road tyres

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5.72 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.11 km

2.32 km

158 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.11 km

2.26 km

158 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 16 May

13°C

8°C

54 %

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Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve – View of Lunt Meadows loop from Merseyside

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Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve

View of Lunt Meadows

Steps to Bridge Over the River Alt

River Alt

Sunset View Over Waterway

Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve

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