Luton Recreation Ground
25 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.36649, 0.55248
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 153m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +41 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
183 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route214 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Luton Recreation Ground, Chatham (2)
Photos
Luton Recreation Ground, Chatham (2)
Facilities
🅿️Parking
4 nearby · Free · 279m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
33,996 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,996 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springautumnwinter
2026Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Domestic Dog
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Brimstone · Small Blue
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,996 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springautumnwinter
2026Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Domestic Dog
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Brimstone · Small Blue
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024Chalk Hill Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus coridon2024
Polyommatus coridon2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024FirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024WallLasiommata megera2024WallLasiommata megera2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus2025Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025Bryony LadybirdHenosepilachna argus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2025Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2025Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2025Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Clouded YellowColias croceus2024Clouded YellowColias croceus2024Downland RobberflyMachimus rusticus2024Downland RobberflyMachimus rusticus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Events & activities nearby
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