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🌱 Urban park

' Recreation Ground

10 ha

Plan your visit

PlayDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route847 m
Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route451 m
Named routeRef 552Length 451 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this urban park

' Recreation Ground is a urban park covering 10 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

10 nearby · Free · 109m

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Playground

2 · 225m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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