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King George V Memorial Recreation Ground

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52.05676, -0.27360

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — 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 — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional 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

Hicca WayWalking route

Named routeRef HiW

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route432 m

Named routeRef 12Length 432 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 12Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

101,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

101,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie · Blue Tit · Red Kite +75

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

springwinter

2026

Cheilosia grossa · 7-spot Ladybird

Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

101,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie · Blue Tit · Red Kite +75

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

springwinter

2026

Cheilosia grossa · 7-spot Ladybird

Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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