Formby

During holiday periods, nice weather and bank holidays Formby gets extremely busy with limited parking and long traffic queues. Here's some useful information and top tips to help plan your visit.

Formby's nature haven is a great place to bring your dog for a walk. Here's some useful information to help you plan a walk with your four-legged friend.

Formby is a great place to take your horse for a gentle ride along the beach and through the woodland. To make the most of your visit and ensure you have a safe and enjoyable ride, see here.

With more people than ever enjoying our coast and countryside places, we’re asking for your help in looking after them during your visit. Please help us protect wildlife and landscapes by following the Countryside Code, which includes taking any litter home with you and not lighting a barbecue or campfire.

Make the most of your visit with one of these picturesque walks around this wonderful area of coastline.

Interested in bringing your school or group to Formby? Follow this link to find out all the information you will need to plan and book a visit.

Get to know the team caring for National Trust Formby. This month we chatted to ranger Izzie about her role, what projects she’s currently working on and her favourite spot to enjoy nature at Formby.

At Formby we’re working with nature to restore rare habitats and create space so that all the wonderful wildlife that lives here can thrive.

Ranger Justin Matthews talks about the huge rubbish problem that Formby faces and why it is now more important than ever to help us tackle this issue so that places like Formby can remain special forever.

Formby has a long history of producing this British delicacy and you can even see it being grown here today. From prize-winning crops to being served on the Titanic, Formby's asparagus has a fascinating story to tell.

Out in the mud and sand on Formby beach are the footprints of people and animals who lived here thousands of years ago. Search for them and connect with Formby's prehistoric past.

Shipwrecks off the coast at Formby are an important part of the area's maritime history. Find out what happened when one of our volunteers went to take a closer look and discovered their moving stories.