Britannia Recreation Ground
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Places › England › East Midlands › Hinckley and Bosworth Getting here
52.52367, -1.35337
Open directionsv 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 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 34 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V51
Show on map Bridleway V29 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V29
Show on map Footpath V35 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V35
Show on map Footpath U50 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref U50
Show on map Footpath V23 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref V23
Show on map Bullfurlong Lane public footpath · 415 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 415 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos Horse Paddock near Burbage
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Wildlife to spot
21,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,985 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Moorhen · Goldcrest · Blackbird +40
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Eristalis pertinax · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Limnephilus lunatus · Eristalis tenax +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus Weld
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,985 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Moorhen · Goldcrest · Blackbird +40
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Eristalis pertinax · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Limnephilus lunatus · Eristalis tenax +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus Weld
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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