Editing Formby (section)

==Wildlife==
{{See also|Red squirrels}}

To the west of the town lie pinewoods and sand dunes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-formby|title=Formby|work=The National Trust|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301012349/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-formby|archive-date=1 March 2009}}</ref> The whole of the coastline here is managed as a [[Special Area of Conservation]] (SAC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merseysidebiodiversity.org.uk/v2ActionPlan.asp?ap=Red%20squirrel&name=Red%20Squirrel|title=North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan – Red Squirrel|work=Merseyside Biodiversity Group|access-date=30 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233839/http://www.merseysidebiodiversity.org.uk/v2ActionPlan.asp?ap=Red%20squirrel&name=Red%20Squirrel|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> for its important wildlife reserves by Sefton Coast Partnership. The pine woods at Victoria Road have been established as a [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] reserve for the [[red squirrel]], listed on the [[endangered species]] list. Formby is one of several sites in Britain where the [[red squirrel]] can still be found although it is now being threatened by the [[eastern gray squirrel|grey squirrel]].<ref>{{cite episode|series=Country File|network=BBC|date=28 August 2008}}</ref>

Formby is also notable for the presence of [[natterjack toad]]s. Formby is only one of a few sites in England where they will breed. Later in the evening the male's distinctive song can be heard and is known locally as the '[[Bootle]] Organ'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seftoncoast.org.uk/articles/97summer_natterjack.html|title=The Natterjack Toad|first=David|last=Simpson|work=Sefton Coast Partnership|date=Summer 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829010328/http://www.seftoncoast.org.uk/articles/97summer_natterjack.html|archive-date=29 August 2008}}</ref> In spring the males gather at the edge of shallow pools in the dune slacks and sing to attract a mate.