Alderman John Village Garden
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.39453, -2.87445
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Enchanter's-nightshade, Wood Avens, Beech +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
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Allerton Country WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
154 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Radial Route 7Cycling route▾
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Radial Route 4Cycling route▾
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Anfield Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 81Regional cycle route
University Cycle RouteCycling route▾
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Pop-up Route 1Cycling route▾
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Woolton & WavertreeCycling route▾
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Alderman John Village Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
59,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
59,419 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Early Bumblebee · Sitona obsoletus · Harlequin Ladybird
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Evergreen Oak · Fritillary · Lesser Celandine +16
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
59,419 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Early Bumblebee · Sitona obsoletus · Harlequin Ladybird
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Marsh-marigold · Coltsfoot · Evergreen Oak · Fritillary · Lesser Celandine +16
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
- FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas