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Southport is a seaside town on the north-west coast of England, to the north of Liverpool and the south of Preston. Southport has many tourist attractions including the longest overland pier in Great Britain.As a seaside resort, its main attractions are the miles of sandy beach and recently restored seafront, a Victorian pier (the first pier built purely for pleasure in Britain), six golf courses and the wide boulevard, Lord Street, in the town centre.
Formby is situated in the coastal area of Northwest Merseyside; formerly part of West Lancashire, thirteen miles North of Liverpool and seven miles South of Southport.Formby Point is the largest stretch of undeveloped sand dune system in England which is home to all sorts of animals and plants including natterjack toads, sand lizards and the dune hellebore.
The pine woods between the sea and the town of Formby are one of the last places in the country to see the rare red squirrel.