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Dallam Recreation Ground

6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.40600, -2.60341

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 103m 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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Hypoxylon petriniae, Mallrug, Mallryg +38 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia pulverulenta, Hypoxylon petriniae, Mallrug, Mallryg +38 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Rock Dove +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Rock Dove +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Daisy, Bittersweet +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Daisy, Bittersweet +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

New Cut TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

26,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pine Marten

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug +20

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum

🍄

Fungi42 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Puccinia pulverulenta · Hypoxylon petriniae · Mallrug, Mallryg · Geranium Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +37

Puccinia pulverulentaPuccinia pulverulenta
Hypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniae
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Geranium RustUromyces geranii
Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
Sulphur DiscoCalycina claroflava
Haw GobletMonilinia johnsonii
Bald InkcapParasola leiocephala
Puccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulae
Macroconia leptosphaeriaeMacroconia leptosphaeriae
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Leptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolum
Common MazegillDatronia mollis
Dendryphion comosumDendryphion comosum
Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
Mycoacia udaMycoacia uda
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Hyalorbilia inflatulaHyalorbilia inflatula
Leopard EarthballScleroderma areolatum
Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobii
Puccinia poarumPuccinia poarum
Puccinia phragmitisPuccinia phragmitis
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.
CingroenPhallus impudicus
Meadowsweet RustTriphragmium ulmariae
Puccinia magnusianaPuccinia magnusiana
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Entomophthora muscaeEntomophthora muscae

🌿

Plants51 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Daisy · Bittersweet · Great Willowherb · Ribwort Plantain +46

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
DaisyBellis perennis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus
Tithonia rotundifoliaTithonia rotundifolia
Crimson FlaxLinum grandiflorum
Turkish HazelCorylus colurna
BeechFagus sylvatica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common NettleUrtica dioica
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Greater PlantainPlantago major
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
AshFraxinus excelsior
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Sweet-WilliamDianthus barbatus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BugleAjuga reptans
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
PintailAnas acuta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Pine Marten

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Darter · Hairy Shieldbug +20

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum

🍄

Fungi42 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Puccinia pulverulenta · Hypoxylon petriniae · Mallrug, Mallryg · Geranium Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +37

Puccinia pulverulentaPuccinia pulverulenta
Hypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniae
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Geranium RustUromyces geranii
Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
Sulphur DiscoCalycina claroflava
Haw GobletMonilinia johnsonii
Bald InkcapParasola leiocephala
Puccinia ribis-pendulaePuccinia ribis-pendulae
Macroconia leptosphaeriaeMacroconia leptosphaeriae
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Fuchsia RustPucciniastrum epilobii
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Leptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolum
Common MazegillDatronia mollis
Dendryphion comosumDendryphion comosum
Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
Mycoacia udaMycoacia uda
Hazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscum
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Hyalorbilia inflatulaHyalorbilia inflatula
Leopard EarthballScleroderma areolatum
Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobii
Puccinia poarumPuccinia poarum
Puccinia phragmitisPuccinia phragmitis
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.
CingroenPhallus impudicus
Meadowsweet RustTriphragmium ulmariae
Puccinia magnusianaPuccinia magnusiana
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis
Entomophthora muscaeEntomophthora muscae

🌿

Plants51 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Daisy · Bittersweet · Great Willowherb · Ribwort Plantain +46

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
DaisyBellis perennis
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Mexican AsterCosmos bipinnatus
Tithonia rotundifoliaTithonia rotundifolia
Crimson FlaxLinum grandiflorum
Turkish HazelCorylus colurna
BeechFagus sylvatica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common NettleUrtica dioica
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
HollyIlex aquifolium
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Greater PlantainPlantago major
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
AshFraxinus excelsior
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Sweet-WilliamDianthus barbatus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BugleAjuga reptans
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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