Mansfield Road Recreation Ground
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.02105, -1.30674
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bladder Campion, Bristly Oxtongue +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Broad-bodied Chaser, Banded Demoiselle +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Erewash Circular Walk 11Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bennerley ViaductCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route102 m▾
Named routeLength 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Mansfield Road Recreation Ground Memorial Garden
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Wildlife to spot
24,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +44
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- CootFulica atra
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Vine Weevil · Anoscopus serratulae +5
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Anoscopus serratulaeAnoscopus serratulae
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Bristly Oxtongue · Wild Teasel · Japanese Knotweed · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Walnut +5
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2025
- WalnutJuglans regia2025
- Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +44
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- CootFulica atra
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser · Banded Demoiselle · Vine Weevil · Anoscopus serratulae +5
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Anoscopus serratulaeAnoscopus serratulae
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Bristly Oxtongue · Wild Teasel · Japanese Knotweed · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Walnut +5
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium2025
- WalnutJuglans regia2025
- Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025HawkweedHieracium2025HawkweedHieracium2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025