Ferens Recreation Centre 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kingston upon Hull, City of Getting here
53.76429, -0.37543
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Nettle Groundbug +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Nettle Groundbug +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to Easington Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Wilberforce Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hull Fish Trail Walking route ▾
Fish Trail: Find the fish and explore the beautiful streets of Hull Old Town in the process.
Named route Ref ft Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ale Trail Walking route ▾
Ale Trail (non-official): A guide to the traditional pubs in Hull Old Town with a historical story to tell (source: Hull Old Town and City Guide, page 34, 2014)
Named route Ref at Local walking route
Show on map 170 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Humber to Tees Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hornsea Rail Trail Cycling route ▾
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos The Rose Garden, Northern Cemetery, Hull
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Wildlife to spot
115,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 115,178 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +50
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo Red Kite Milvus milvus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mammals · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mammals Mammalia2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Nettle Groundbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wood Bristle-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 115,178 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +50
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coot Fulica atra Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea2025 Buzzard Buteo buteo Red Kite Milvus milvus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mammals · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mammals Mammalia2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Nettle Groundbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wood Bristle-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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