North Park Recreation Ground
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52.41097, -0.71651
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large White, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, Weld, White Campion +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Weld, White Campion +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 690 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 690 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 847 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 847 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 812 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 812 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
25,213 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,213 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow +44
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pochard Aythya ferina Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Selfheal · Groundsel · Linden · White Clover · Shepherd's-purse +68
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Linden Tilia White Clover Trifolium repens Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,213 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow +44
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pochard Aythya ferina Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Selfheal · Groundsel · Linden · White Clover · Shepherd's-purse +68
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Linden Tilia White Clover Trifolium repens Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hop Humulus lupulus
Hop Humulus lupulus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata 