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King George V Recreation Ground

15 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.12816, -1.16761

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Melanostoma scalare, Volucella pellucens +16 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Urban park — family destination

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailWalking route▾

Named route

Robin Hood WayWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾

Named route

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Cycling

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40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 645Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network

Skegby TrailCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route339 m▾

Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route136 m▾

Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route428 m▾

Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Red Route

Viking TrailMountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Blue Route

Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

11,583 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

11,583 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren

+62 more species

All 67 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
GadwallMareca strepera
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024

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Mammals9 species

wintersummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Hare

+4 more species

All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

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Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Frog · Smooth Newt

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Insects19 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Volucella pellucens · Eyed Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Green Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,583 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren

+62 more species

All 67 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Rock DoveColumba livia
GadwallMareca strepera
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024

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Mammals9 species

wintersummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Bat · Brown Hare

+4 more species

All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BatChiroptera
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

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Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Frog · Smooth Newt

🐝

Insects19 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Melanostoma scalare · Volucella pellucens · Eyed Ladybird · Xanthogramma pedissequum

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Green Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to King George V Playing Field

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Photos

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to King George V Playing Field

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Parking

5 nearby · 411m

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Playground

158m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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