Pollen Count in Liverpool Today

Famous for music, art, football and its rich history as a trading port, Liverpool is now a bustling metropolitan city that is rich in culture; in fact, it was the European Capital of Culture in 2007. With several universities including Liverpool Hope, Liverpool John Moores and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, this city also supports a vibrant student community.

Being near the coast with lower air pollution than many other UK cities, hayfever sufferers may not experience as many symptoms in Liverpool as they would elsewhere. However, the city is still the home to a large number of parks and green spaces, so unfortunately there will still be areas where your hayfever symptoms will be triggered.

As with any city, hayfever in Liverpool is caused by tree, grass and weed pollen, which combine to give a hayfever season that can start as early as February and extend into September.

Trees that you will commonly find in Liverpool include oak (in fact, there is a 1000 year old oak tree in Calderstones Park), poplar, birch, willow and honey locust.

Liverpool’s parks also give the city areas of grass, and areas which are less well-kept will also feature weeds such as nettle and dock, which contribute to hayfever symptoms.

There are a number of parks in Liverpool, many of which contain large grassy areas and a variety of trees and other plants, making them potential hotspots for pollen. These include:

• The Festival Garden. Occupying the site of the original 1984 International Garden Festival, this newly restored garden is rich in plant life, complete with oriental gardens and pagodas. While the gardens are beautiful and exotic, their rich plant life also means that they are likely to be a high pollen area
• Sefton Park. Sefton Park’s famous Palm House contains an array of exotic plant species. The surrounding park is grassy, with some trees including chestnut, lime, plane and ash as well as water features and caves
• Calderstones Park. Calderstones Park contains a 1000 year old oak tree which was split not by lightening, but by a gunpowder ship explosion in 1864 which caused a mini earthquake. It also contains the Calderstones themselves, a cluster of large rocks thought to be part of an ancient tomb. The park is home to a number of tree species including yew, oak , beech and Canadian Redwood, as well as large grassy areas
• Everton Park Nature Garden. This garden contains fewer trees than many of Liverpool’s parks, so may have lower pollen counts during the beginning of the hayfever season. However, it contains large amounts of grassland, and even wildflower meadows, meaning that grass and weed pollen are likely to be abundant from May onwards.

There are plenty of things to do in and around Liverpool that will help you enjoy what the city has to offer, whilst avoiding as much pollen as possible! You’ll find plenty to do just exploring the bars, cafes, restaurants and shops of the city centre. Liverpool city centre is a good distance from the major parks and green spaces, so you should be fairly safe from pollen here, although you may be affected on particularly high pollen count days
In addition, we suggest:

• A trip to the beach! Many people find that their symptoms ease at the beach, where there is more fresh air since the wind coming in from the sea will not be laden with pollen.  Formby beach is about a 45 minute drive from Liverpool but worth it for a dose of that fresh air!
• There are tonnes of museums and art galleries in Liverpool, and many of them are free! Try The Beatles Story, the Maritime Museum, the World Museum, the Walker Art Gallery or Tate Liverpool
• Many of these museums are located at Albert Docks, which is also a lovely area to wander around and explore – it is a good distance from the large parks and right next to the River Mersey, meaning that pollen count is likely to be lower here
• Knowsley Safari park is around a half hour drive away but provides fun for all the family – it inevitably contains large areas of grassland, however, so just remember to keep the windows closed to keep pollen (and animals) out!
• Head to New Mersey Shopping Park or Liverpool One for some retail therapy. Bear in mind that Liverpool One is an open-air shopping centre so will not be completely free from pollen on high pollen count days.

Our hayfever products such as Pollinosan tablets and Pollinosan nasal spray can be found in a number of outlets across Liverpool – or you can buy online!

Our hayfever products are usually stocked in Holland & Barrett, of which there are two in the city centre. Our products are also stocked in a number of independent health stores across the city: you’ll find the Abaca Health Store on Woolton Road, Childwall, and one in Birkenhead on Oxton Road.

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A.Vogel Pollinosan Hayfever Eye Drops contain hyaluronic acid (from vegetable source) and can be used for quick relief of red and itchy eyes due to hayfever. Suitable for contact lense users.

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