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River Levels

Irish Sea from Hilbre Island to Heswall

Message issued at 9:37am, Thursday 9th October 2025

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Levels are now below the flood risk thresholds. There may still be some areas where flood water is present until it can naturally drain away. Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths. We will continue to monitor levels closely

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This information last updated 9:37am, Thursday 9th October 2025.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Irish Sea from Hilbre Island to Heswall

Flood Warning Area Details

Areas at risk include land from Hilbre Island and along the coast from West Kirby to Heswall.

Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Cheshire West and Chester, Wirral

Watercourses covered: Irish Sea

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Irish Sea from Hilbre Island to Heswall.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Irish Sea at West Kirby
Areas at risk include properties lying behind the Marine Lake from Tells Tower at the boatyard to the North end of the South Parade at Riversdale Road

No current or recent warnings.

Arrowe Brook at Upton
Areas at risk include properties adjacent to the river from Arrowe Brook Road Weir to Brookway

No current or recent warnings.

Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey
The Wirral catchment includes the Rivers Fender and Birkett and Rivacre, Dibbinsdale and Arrowe Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Birkenhead, Bootle, Litherland and Crosby

No current or recent warnings.

Arrowe Brook at Moreton West
Areas at risk include land and property adjacent to Arrowe Brook from Saughall Massie Road, to the Railway including property on Meadowbrook, Bermuda Road, Linear Park, Town Meadow Lane, Tern Way, Millhouse Lane, Oakham Drive, Desford and Millhouse C

No current or recent warnings.

River Birket at Meols
Areas at risk include properties on Park Lane, including parts of the Wirral Beech caravan site. Properties on Clevely Road and Derwent Road are also at risk

No current or recent warnings.

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