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Alfred Holt Athletic Ground

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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy, Butterfly-bush, Holly +179 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Butterfly-bush, Holly +179 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Alexanders, White Dead-nettle +27 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Batman Hoverfly +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Batman Hoverfly +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wirral Circular TrailWalking route60 km

Named routeRef WCTLength 60 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Allerton Country WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

University Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Woolton & WavertreeCycling route

Named routeRef WooltonLocal cycle route

City Centre - OtterspoolCycling route

Named routeRef OtterspoolLocal cycle route

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

20,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Black-headed Gull +35

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants25 species

winterspring

2026

Butterfly-bush · Firethorn · Ivy · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +20

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
IvyHedera helix
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Persian IvyHedera colchica
Hedera helixHedera helix
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
NipplewortLapsana communis
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Common Morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,391 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Black-headed Gull +35

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

springautumn

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants25 species

winterspring

2026

Butterfly-bush · Firethorn · Ivy · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +20

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
IvyHedera helix
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Persian IvyHedera colchica
Hedera helixHedera helix
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
NipplewortLapsana communis
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Common Morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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