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Markfield Recreation Ground

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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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Coot +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Coot +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The LineWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Hackney Wick stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

196 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Enfield Chase to Arnos Park GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Cycleway 6Cycling route

Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route

Enfield local cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Regent's CanalCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

River Lee NavigationCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

128,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

128,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Robin · Greylag Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects48 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +43

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Kateretes pusillusKateretes pusillus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Cis villosulusCis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus affinisScolopostethus affinis
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima
Saprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensis
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci
Small Black AntLasius niger
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Taeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticarium
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

128,900 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Robin · Greylag Goose · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects48 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Meliscaeva auricollis · Common Water-Boatman · 22-spot Ladybird +43

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Kateretes pusillusKateretes pusillus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Cis villosulusCis villosulus
Temnothorax nylanderiTemnothorax nylanderi
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Scolopostethus affinisScolopostethus affinis
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima
Saprosites natalensisSaprosites natalensis
Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci
Small Black AntLasius niger
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Zygina lunarisZygina lunaris
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Taeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticarium
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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