Castlecroft Road Recreation Ground
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.87598, -0.44497
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Rock Dove, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Rock Dove, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Teasel, Soapwort +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Teasel, Soapwort +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 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
Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route▾
The Upper Ver Valley
Named routeRef Ver2Local walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
89 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 route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route445 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 445 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,393 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +39
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Soapwort · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Creeping Thistle · Large Bindweed · Fat-hen +5
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,393 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +39
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Soapwort · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Creeping Thistle · Large Bindweed · Fat-hen +5
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
