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Blundell Road Recreation Ground

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.89856, -0.44328

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Wild Teasel, Soapwort +99 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Wild Teasel, Soapwort +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Mint, Elder +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Western Honey Bee +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Western Honey Bee +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route445 m
Named routeRef 6Length 445 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route39 m
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leagrave Road, Luton

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leagrave Road, Luton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Dallow DownsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Limbury Mead POSUrban park1 km→🌱Wardown ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Leagrave CommonUrban park1.8 km→🌱Pope's MeadowUrban park2.1 km→

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