Haverhill Recreation Ground
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.08123, 0.43319
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Rock Dove
- ☀️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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Rock Dove
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Italian Lords-and-Ladies, Grey Alder, Cowslip +180 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Quakers Lanebridleway · 130 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
Allington Walkbridleway · 104 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 104 mPath type: residential
Castle Lanebridleway · 311 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 311 mPath type: residential
Norton Roadbridleway · 36 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mPath type: residential
Mill Roadbridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mPath type: service
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Toilet block, Haverhill Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
35,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +25
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Limnephilus lunatus · Green Shieldbug
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Shepherd's-purse · Dandelion · Grey Alder · Ground-ivy · Daisy +72
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Grey AlderAlnus incana
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +25
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Limnephilus lunatus · Green Shieldbug
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Shepherd's-purse · Dandelion · Grey Alder · Ground-ivy · Daisy +72
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Grey AlderAlnus incana
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
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YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Sweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025CharlockSinapis arvensis2025CharlockSinapis arvensis2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2025Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025OsierSalix viminalis2025OsierSalix viminalis2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025