FORMBY is one of the most popular places to walk in the country.
The National Trust revealed the two-mile easy walk along the Sefton coast was its fourth most popular walk in Britain.
Figures show 7,399 downloads of the walk were made from their website, making it the most popular walk in the North-West, beating Alderley Edge – 5,828; Tarn Hows – 4,111; Sty Head Pass & Grains Gill – 2,150 and Buttermere – 1,906.
Nationally the walk was ranked fourth behind Bath skyline; Clumber Park country estate, Nottinghamshire, and Ashbridge, a woodland walk in the Chilterns.
Andrew Brockbank, countryside property manager at Formby, said: “The coast is dramatic and has so many contrasts from the water to pine forests and sand dunes.
“Within a minute of leaving the busy car park you see all these things and you might even spot one of the Red Squirrels, which are making a comeback in the area.”
