Hunton Village Recreational Area
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.32605, -1.71319
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- ☀️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 — Swallow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
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National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
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National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
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National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Hunton Village Recreational Area
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon +37
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Striped Slender Robberfly +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2023
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon +37
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Striped Slender Robberfly +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2023
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2023Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Events & activities nearby
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