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Alder Hey Recreation Ground

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Tufted Duck +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Tufted Duck +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Taxus baccata f. baccata, Herb-Robert +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Taxus baccata f. baccata, Herb-Robert +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route704 m
Named routeRef 56Length 704 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route49 m
Named routeLength 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

One of the last training sessions at the old ground

One of the last training sessions at the old ground

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