King George's Playing Fields
51 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha
Getting here
51.61027, 0.31904
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nebria brevicollis, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London LOOP (Section 22)Walking route▾
"Section 22 of the London LOOP offers a short walk through community woodland and riverside scenery."
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Madeira Walkpublic footpath · 394 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 394 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Cornslandpublic footpath · 370 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 370 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 136National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 136Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 136Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 136Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route468 m▾
Named routeRef 136Length 468 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,396 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,396 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Magpie +26
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Nebria brevicollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Snail Hunter · Violet Ground Beetle +5
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,396 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Robin · Magpie +26
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Nebria brevicollis · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Snail Hunter · Violet Ground Beetle +5
- Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Anchomenus dorsalis
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