Alderman Crooks Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.51883, -1.51928
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- 🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- 🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Giant Hogweed, Daisy +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barmpton & Little KettonWalking route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripLocal walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
Football pitch west of Salters Lane in Darlington
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Wildlife to spot
7,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,992 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,992 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas