Old Windsor Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.45916, -0.58354
Open directionsv 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Strawberry Clover · last seen 2025; Plants — Strawberry Clover · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Egham to Runnymede Countryside Circular Walk, Runnymede Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Wander through woodlands, wetlands & open wildflower meadows home to the birthplace of the Magna Carta. This circular takes you round Runnymede nature reserve, Langham Pond & ancient woodlands, which form a SSSI, for their rare species & the wildflowers
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,236 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mesembrina meridiana · Harlequin Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Black-headed Dot · Broken-barred Oak Dot +3
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Black-headed Dot Stigmella atricapitella2025 Broken-barred Oak Dot Ectoedemia subbimaculella2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,236 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mesembrina meridiana · Harlequin Ladybird · Apion frumentarium · Black-headed Dot · Broken-barred Oak Dot +3
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Black-headed Dot Stigmella atricapitella2025 Broken-barred Oak Dot Ectoedemia subbimaculella2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nezara viridula2025
Nezara viridula2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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