King George V Recreational Ground 4 ha
Plan your visit
🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
51.72739, -0.83170
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Blackcap 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Risborough Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Blackcap 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Risborough Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Marbled White +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, Bradenham Walking route 7 km ▾
From Bradenham village into the Bradenham estate & classic Chiltern landscape that blends hills topped with beech woods & rolling valleys. Glimpse at ancient earthworks, war bunkers & ballrooms. Soft paths get seasonally muddy. Gates & steep short climbs.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, Bradenham Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Chalk meadows, beech woods & farmland with views across the Chilterns, Bradenham, Smalldean, Loosley Row & Lacey Green. Descend gently to North Dean & return to Bradenham via Naphill Common. Rough tracks, moderate climbs, stiles, gates & uneven terrain.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Manor Park Avenue public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Manor Park Avenue public footpath · 415 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 415 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 178 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 178 m Path type: service
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 6.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 81 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 81 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 km ▾
A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.
Named route Length 14 km Round trip
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Wildlife to spot
22,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Whitethroat · Redstart · Green Woodpecker · Crossbill +30
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Large White +23
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +36
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,858 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Whitethroat · Redstart · Green Woodpecker · Crossbill +30
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Large White +23
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +36
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Common Mourning Bee Melecta albifrons
Common Mourning Bee Melecta albifrons
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Goldilocks Buttercup
Goldilocks Buttercup
Ranunculus auricomus
Ranunculus auricomus
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Fairy Beads Microlejeunea ulicina
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Smallest Pottia Microbryum davallianum
Smallest Pottia Microbryum davallianum
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Depressed Feather-moss Taxiphyllum wissgrillii
Depressed Feather-moss Taxiphyllum wissgrillii
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Twist-tip Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Twist-tip Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri
Upright Pottia Microbryum rectum
Upright Pottia Microbryum rectum
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2024
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