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Craven Recreation Ground

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.64756, -1.09705

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blackcap
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Pocket Plum, Shaggy Inkcap +10 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Pocket Plum, Shaggy Inkcap +10 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Wasp +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Wasp +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opium Poppy, Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam +90 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opium Poppy, Coltsfoot, Himalayan Balsam +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

184 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Outdoor gym in the Craven Recreation Ground

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Outdoor gym in the Craven Recreation Ground

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Spinney Hill ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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