Four beetles were among the wealth of wildlife uncovered in a survey of the garden at John Lennon's childhood home, the National Trust has said.

The fab four found at the Beatle's home, "Mendips", in Liverpool, were a wasp beetle, which mimics wasps, and three species of ladybird.

The biological survey team from the National Trust, which owns the house and garden, also found wildflowers, birds, a frog and a wood mouse while surveying the garden for wildlife.

Ecologist Peter Brash, who carried out the survey, said: "Gardens are really important places for nature with a host of species lurking in the borders and compost heaps.

"This wildlife survey at Mendips uncovered a garden which has been undisturbed for years with lots of nearby green spaces including Strawberry Fields, creating ideal corridors for wildlife."

He added: "We can only speculate on the wildlife that would have occupied the garden in the 1950s when John Lennon lived with his aunt and uncle.

"But it's clear from the lush green surroundings of the Woolton area of Liverpool that bird song and butterflies would have been an everyday part of his life."

Mendips was John Lennon's home from 1945 to 1963, where he lived with his aunt and uncle from the age of five to 23 and where early Beatles songs were written.

The three-bedroom semi-detached house was bought by Yoko Ono in 2002 and immediately donated to the National Trust.

The Trust restored it as closely as possible to how it would have looked when it was Lennon's home and opened it to the public for the first time in 2003.