Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground
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51.88236, -0.52423
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Jacs Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Jacs Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, White Dead-nettle, White Helleborine +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, White Dead-nettle, White Helleborine +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, White Helleborine, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Batman Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Batman Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk, Ashridge Estate Walking route 12.8 km ▾
This circular walk will take roughly 4 hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 606 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 574 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 574 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 574 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
39,558 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,558 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Dark Bush-cricket
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · White Dead-nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Common Nettle +16
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Red Dead-nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,558 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Dark Bush-cricket
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · White Dead-nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Common Nettle +16
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum White Dead-nettle Lamium album Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Red Dead-nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2025
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2025
White Mustard Sinapis alba2025
White Mustard Sinapis alba2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025 