Alwyn Road Recreation Ground
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.35437, -1.29058
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ 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 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ 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 142m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef C09Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 10Walking route▾
Named routeRef C10Listed length 13.5 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 10A (short-cut for C10)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C10ALocal walking route
Lime Tree Avenuepublic footpath · 313 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 313 mPath type: residential
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route▾
Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route214 m▾
Named routeLength 214 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Bilton-Alwyn Road Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
25,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,727 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +31
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Mole
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Laurustinus · Germander Speedwell · Horsetail · Shepherd's-purse · Winter Heliotrope +6
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- HorsetailEquisetum2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
- Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,727 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +31
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Mole
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil +17
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Laurustinus · Germander Speedwell · Horsetail · Shepherd's-purse · Winter Heliotrope +6
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- HorsetailEquisetum2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
- Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
YarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024