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Coronation Recreation Ground

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pied Wagtail
⚽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

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pied Wagtail
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route341 m

Named routeRef 150Length 341 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 150Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route378 m

Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route633 m

Named routeRef 150Length 633 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 150Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

18,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Redshank · Wren · Cetti's Warbler +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Little OwlAthene noctua
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Redshank · Wren · Cetti's Warbler +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Little OwlAthene noctua
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Helen Steed · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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