Derek Flannery Playing Field
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.95374, 0.49283
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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 Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Mole, Feral Cat, Rabbit +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +77 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird +26
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Cantharis rustica · Tachina fera · Marmalade Hoverfly +55
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Tachina feraTachina fera2022
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Creeping Buttercup +17
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird +26
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Cantharis rustica · Tachina fera · Marmalade Hoverfly +55
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Tachina feraTachina fera2022
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Creeping Buttercup +17
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2022Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2022Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilusSmall HeathCoenonympha pamphilus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202222-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2022Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax202216-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202216-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2022Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Four-barred MajorOxycera rara2022Four-barred MajorOxycera rara2022Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2022Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2022Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2022Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2022Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2022Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2022Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2022Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2022Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2022Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2022Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2022White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2022Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Common Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumis2022Common Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus uniglumis202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2022Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2022Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2022White BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparine