Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.65522, -0.47960
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Shack — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Shack — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Rock Dove +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Rock Dove +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route▾
Vence Walkpublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Lammas Bridgepublic footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Vence Walkpublic footpath · 11 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
The bandstand in Belton Gardens north of the recreation ground
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,203 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,203 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Magpie +22
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Winter Heliotrope · Shepherd's-purse · Cleavers · Lesser Burdock · White Dead-nettle +66
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,203 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Rock Dove · Starling · Magpie +22
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Winter Heliotrope · Shepherd's-purse · Cleavers · Lesser Burdock · White Dead-nettle +66
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025White BryonyBryonia dioica2025White BryonyBryonia dioica2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025PolypodiumPolypodium2025PolypodiumPolypodium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Events & activities nearby
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