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Frinton Park Playing Fields

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +104 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +104 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

21 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

5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +69

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024

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Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Admiral · Painted Lady · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Tortoiseshell +6

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Holly Blue

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull +69

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red Admiral · Painted Lady · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Tortoiseshell +6

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Holly Blue

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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