Alderman Crooks Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches🦅 Birds
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Places › England › North East › Darlington Getting here
54.51883, -1.51928
Open directionsv 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 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Daisy · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barmpton & Little Ketton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mowden Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mowden Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map Darlington Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Morton Park Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Morton Local cycle route
Show on map Baydale Beck Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Baydale Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Faverdale BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Football pitch west of Salters Lane in Darlington
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Wildlife to spot
7,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,992 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Blackbird +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goosander Mergus merganser Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,992 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Blackbird +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goosander Mergus merganser Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Feral Cat Felis catus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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