A new section of the King Charles III England Coast Path has opened allowing the public to travel from Preston to Liverpool's Pier Head.
The opening will see 36 miles of track from Tarleton Lock in Preston to Pier Head Ferry Terminal open, bringing the total walkable miles of the coastal path in the North West to 120.9 miles.
The trail and associated coastal land are available for walkers to access a range of coastal terrains such as beaches, dunes and cliff tops, passing through picturesque towns, villages and Bootle Docks before heading into Liverpool and ending at Pier Head Terminal.
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Highlights of the walk include:
- Hesketh Outmarsh, which is home to important bird habitats, in the care of the RSPB
- RSPB Marshside bird reserve and the dune landscape of the Ainsdale and Birkdale Sandhills Nature Reserve
- Beyond Formby Hills where dunes, grasslands and Corsican pine woodlands provide a haven for species such as natterjack toads, sand lizards and red squirrels
- Crosby Beach, home to Anthony Gormley’s Another Place installation, where 100 scattered, cast-iron figures look out across the Irish Sea
The path is being delivered by Natural England together with delivery partners on the ground. The opening of this stretch, along with another taking place in Filey Brigg in North Yorkshire today, brings the total to 851 miles across the country, with 2,700 miles being fully walkable by the end of 2024.
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