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Pitstone Recreation Ground
4 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.83114, -0.64405
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Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tachydromia smithi, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Willow Aphid +49 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
About this urban park
Pitstone Recreation Ground is a urban park covering 4 hectares.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Pitstone village green and cricket pitch
Photos
Pitstone village green and cricket pitch
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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