Castlecroft Road Recreation Ground
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Places › England › Eastern › Luton Getting here
51.87701, -0.44674
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Rock Dove ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Rock Dove ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Rock Dove, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Rock Dove, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
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
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Teasel, Kidney Vetch +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Teasel, Kidney Vetch +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 2 Walking route ▾
The Upper Ver Valley
Named route Ref Ver2 Local walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 606 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Ride on the wild side Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 445 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 445 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Lucilia Lucilia2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2024
Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis2024
Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2023
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Metopeurum fuscoviride Metopeurum fuscoviride2023
Metopeurum fuscoviride Metopeurum fuscoviride2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2023
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2023
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2023
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2023
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2023
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2023
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2023
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2023
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2023
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2023
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2023
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2023
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2023
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2023
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2023
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2023
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2023
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2023
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca2023
Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2022
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2022
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2022
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2022
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2022
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