Henry Smith Playing Fields
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.12779, -0.21047
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 Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — 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 Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Playing field
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Romualdius scaber, Norellia spinipes +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km▾
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km▾
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route HDC 9iiCycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 9iiLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
176,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
176,639 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Romualdius scaber · Norellia spinipes · Eupeodes luniger · Firebug +24
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Romualdius scaberRomualdius scaber
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
176,639 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Romualdius scaber · Norellia spinipes · Eupeodes luniger · Firebug +24
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Romualdius scaberRomualdius scaber
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesParethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinariusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticariumGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaLedra auritaNut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammumNut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammumOpilo mollisOpilo mollisOpilo mollisOpilo mollisPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusAneurus (Aneurodes) aveniusAneurus (Aneurodes) aveniusAneurus (Aneurodes) aveniusAneurus (Aneurodes) aveniusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusOxystomaOxystomaOxystomaOxystomaEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisAsteia amoenaAsteia amoenaAsteia amoenaAsteia amoenaTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeViburnum ScaleLichtensia viburniViburnum ScaleLichtensia viburniStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusWhite Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipesWhite Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipesRhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025Events & activities nearby
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