Alder Hey Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
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Places › England › North West › St. Helens Getting here
53.45467, -2.76283
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
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
Strong match
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
Good match
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
Plants — Beech, Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Signed route nearby
Route 856 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 856 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 22 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 704 m ▾
Named route Ref 56 Length 704 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Length 49 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
33,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Coot · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +30
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole · Noctule +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Mole Talpa europaea2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Herb-Robert · Beech · Yellow Iris +26
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,405 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Coot · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +30
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole · Noctule +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Mole Talpa europaea2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Herb-Robert · Beech · Yellow Iris +26
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Garden Tulip
Garden Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Tulipa gesneriana
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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