Ackers Hall Recreation Ground
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.42361, -2.87639
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee, Syrphus +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Cow Parsley +206 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
152 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Pop-up 1Local cycle route
Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,895 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,895 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Greenfinch · House Sparrow +5
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Sitona obsoletus · Volucella inanis +7
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Cleavers · Common Nettle · Ivy · Cow Parsley · Broad-leaved Dock +74
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- IvyHedera helix
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,895 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Greenfinch · House Sparrow +5
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Sitona obsoletus · Volucella inanis +7
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Cleavers · Common Nettle · Ivy · Cow Parsley · Broad-leaved Dock +74
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- IvyHedera helix
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonicaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaGround-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Mock-orangePhiladelphus coronarius2025Mock-orangePhiladelphus coronarius2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025