Kington Recreational Ground
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.20092, -3.03589
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Grey Squirrel +16 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis, Red Admiral +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Upright Chickweed, Marsh Thistle, Silverweed +161 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Outdoor gymnasium, Kington Recreation Ground
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Yellow-necked Mouse · Hedgehog · Mole +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects19 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Oedemera femoralis · Hydropsyche +14
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Butterfly-bush · Great Plait-moss · Aloe Haircap
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Dipper · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Yellow-necked Mouse · Hedgehog · Mole +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects19 species
springautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Oedemera femoralis · Hydropsyche +14
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Butterfly-bush · Great Plait-moss · Aloe Haircap
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne2025
Odontocerum albicorne2025
Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025DolerusDolerus2025DolerusDolerus2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025ChaoborusChaoborus2024ChaoborusChaoborus2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Pyrrhidium sanguineumPyrrhidium sanguineum2024Pyrrhidium sanguineumPyrrhidium sanguineum202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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