King George V Playing Fields
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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51.02449, -4.20545
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 247m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Appledore Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACT
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! ) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tarka Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 294 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 294 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Bideford RFU Ground at King George's Field
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Wildlife to spot
43,176 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Shelduck +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Dunlin Calidris alpina Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Shelduck +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Curlew Numenius arquata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Dunlin Calidris alpina Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Lestes sponsa2025
Lestes sponsa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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