Alder Hey Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.45467, -2.76283
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Tufted Duck +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Tufted Duck +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Yellow Iris, Cow Parsley +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Photos
One of the last training sessions at the old ground
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Wildlife to spot
33,405 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
33,405 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Coot · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +30
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole · Noctule +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Herb-Robert · Beech · Yellow Iris +26
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,405 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Coot · Tufted Duck · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +30
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole · Noctule +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Helophilus pendulus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Lesser Celandine · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Herb-Robert · Beech · Yellow Iris +26
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Garden Tulip
Garden Tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
Tulipa gesneriana
ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025