Victoria Bottoms Playing Field
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.36919, -4.87152
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Bullfinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Common Pipistrelle, Field Vole +20 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — caddisflies, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, stoneflies +52 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Western Rustwort, Spruce's Rustwort, Common Threadwort +23 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 305Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 305National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 305Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route415 m▾
Named routeLength 415 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route345 m▾
Named routeLength 345 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 305Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 305Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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