Sefton Coast Nature Conservation Strategy

The Sefton Coast is a special place with rare and characterful plants and animals. You can find:
  • Sand Lizards.
  • Marram grass.
  • Natterjack Toads.
  • Northern Dune Tiger Beetles.
  • Wild Orchids.
  • Shore Birds.
  • Red Squirrels.
The Refreshed Sefton Coast Nature Conservation Strategy is a project to help protect and improve the Sefton Coast. Natural England and Sefton Council fund this project.

Our Goals

The goal is to make the Sefton Coast better for the unique wildlife and for the people who live nearby and visit but this is not easy. The Sefton Coast is in poor condition right now. It is getting worse because of many problems.
Some of these problems are:

  • Climate Change.
  • Coastal Erosion.
  • People disturbing the area.
  • Lack of funding.
  • Car parking and access.
  • Overgrown scrub on sand dunes.
  • Invasive plants like Sea Buckthorn and Japanese Rose.
  • Woodland on sand dunes.

How you can help

The Nature Conservation Strategy and Sefton Coast Landscape Partnership wants to work with local groups, communities, and landowners. They aim to make the Sefton Coast healthier (favourable condition) and being looked after appropriately.

Over the next 6-12 months we are holding a range of consultation activities including  talks,  surveys and workshops  - see Consultation & Engagement webpage.  These activities will inform a refreshed Sefton Coast Nature Conservation Strategy which we plan to complete by Spring 2025.