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Bishops Road Recreation Ground

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Lido Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Lido Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Springbeauty, Nipplewort +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Springbeauty, Nipplewort +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, 14-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, 14-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Gunwade TrailWalking route

Named route

Wildflower TrailWalking route

Named route

Ham Mere TrailWalking route

Named route

Bluebell TrailWalking route

Named route

Henry Penn Walkpublic footpath · 433 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 433 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

🚴

Cycling

189 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Dodds CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

117,822 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

117,822 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Cormorant · Mallard · Stonechat +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Liocoris tripustulatus +12

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae
ScathophagaScathophaga
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SyrphusSyrphus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
EupeodesEupeodes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2026

Wavy Bitter-cress · Springbeauty · Nipplewort · Holly · Sweet Violet +10

Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
NipplewortLapsana communis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
CleaversGalium aparine
DaisyBellis perennis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

117,822 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Cormorant · Mallard · Stonechat +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Liocoris tripustulatus +12

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae
ScathophagaScathophaga
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SyrphusSyrphus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
EupeodesEupeodes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2026

Wavy Bitter-cress · Springbeauty · Nipplewort · Holly · Sweet Violet +10

Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
NipplewortLapsana communis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
CleaversGalium aparine
DaisyBellis perennis
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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