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Hannikins Farm Recreation Ground

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

Footpath 4public footpath · 292 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 292 mSurface pavedPath type: footway

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route137 m

Named routeRef 13Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route74 m

Named routeRef 13Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route448 m

Named routeRef 13Length 448 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

32,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Starling · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie +53

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +3

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Starling · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie +53

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +3

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet Beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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