Grassmeade Recreation Ground 10 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Getting here
51.37999, 0.11607
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 133m 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 Woodpigeon and Magpie ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Stag Beetle +48 more · last seen 2026
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
Free playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cudham Circular Walk Walking route ▾ A rural route passing near to Down House, Darwin's home, and Downe village to which a diversion could be made. Passing near Biggin Hill airport on a ridgeline, it reaches the London LOOP coming into High Elms Country Park, finally ascending back to Cudham
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cray Riverway Walking route 16 km ▾ Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map Faesten Dic Path Walking route 3.2 km ▾ Named route Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 2) Walking route ▾ “a green and easy route through the suburbs of southeast London.” Sights: * Willet Memorial Wood * Scadbury Park * Stable Meadows * Five Arch Bridge
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 67 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 67 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 (detour) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref (22) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 75 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 75 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 22 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 66 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 66 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 69 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 56 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 56 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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▾ Playground, Grassmead Recreation Ground
‹ › Photos Playground, Grassmead Recreation Ground
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
12,878 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 12,878 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove
+52 more species Hide species list All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
+2 more species Hide species list All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 Common Lizard
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly · Harlequin Ladybird
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,878 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove
+52 more species Hide species list All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
+2 more species Hide species list All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 Common Lizard
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Stag Beetle · Greater Bulb-Fly · Harlequin Ladybird
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring autumn
2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Common Cord-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes Vulpes
Vulpes Vulpes
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata2025
Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Neoleria ruficeps Neoleria ruficeps2025
Neoleria ruficeps Neoleria ruficeps2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri2025
Peripsocus milleri Peripsocus milleri2025
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2025
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria2024
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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