Coleridge Recreation Ground
8 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.19246, 0.14415
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Moorhen
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
View Point WalkWalking route2.9 km▾
View Point Walk is a 2.9km circular walk that includes a hill and steps
Named routeLength 2.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
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Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route▾
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Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
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Coton CyclewayCycling route▾
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Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route▾
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Coleridge Recreation Ground
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
111,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
111,436 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Mallard +22
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-belted Cleaver · Helina evecta · Pea-leaf Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish +5
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot Ladybird
Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse +6
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
111,436 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Mallard +22
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-belted Cleaver · Helina evecta · Pea-leaf Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish +5
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot Ladybird
Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse +6
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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