Copperfield Road Recreation Ground
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.75639, 0.44650
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route▾
Repton's WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mendip Placepublic footpath · 91 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: service
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +39
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Jersey Tiger · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Tortoiseshell +12
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Syrphus
Wood Anemone
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +39
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Jersey Tiger · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Tortoiseshell +12
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Syrphus
Wood Anemone
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Common BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestris7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Events & activities nearby
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