Creech St Michael Recreation Ground
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.03045, -3.04632
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Long-tailed Tit
- ☀️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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Long-tailed Tit
- ☀️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 — Woodpigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Hopkins Fieldpublic footpath · 21 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hyde Lanepublic footpath · 79 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Hopkins Fieldpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface settPath type: residential
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route264 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route599 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
M5 motorway near Creech St. Michael
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRose-coloured Starling · Starling · Greenfinch · House Sparrow · Goldfinch +26
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Asiraca clavicornis · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus +3
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Shining Crane's-bill · Wood Avens · Greater Stitchwort · Wild Privet · Ground-ivy +81
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- IvyHedera helix
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRose-coloured Starling · Starling · Greenfinch · House Sparrow · Goldfinch +26
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Asiraca clavicornis · Syrphus ribesii · Syrphus +3
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Shining Crane's-bill · Wood Avens · Greater Stitchwort · Wild Privet · Ground-ivy +81
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- IvyHedera helix
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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