Burgage Recreation Ground
1 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.31223, -2.59270
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Spotty Dog Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Spotty Dog Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Magpie, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Magpie, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, 16-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Godson's Walkpublic footpath · 239 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 239 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Photos
Tennis courts and bowling green
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,255 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackcap · Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Chaffinch +43
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- British DipperCinclus cinclus gularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rabbit · Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Rhyzobius lophanthae · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +24
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,255 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackcap · Long-tailed Tit · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Chaffinch +43
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- British DipperCinclus cinclus gularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rabbit · Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Rhyzobius lophanthae · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +24
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillusEvents & activities nearby
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