Coronation Playing Field
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.18850, -3.90409
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pale Bramble Rust, Clouded Funnel, Smoky Bracket +45 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Montbretia, Bluebell, Navelwort +274 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Heddon Valley to Woody Bay WalkWalking route9.6 km▾
Named routeLength 9.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Gentle walk to Heddon's MouthWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
Heddon's Mouth circular walkWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Butterfly WalkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Centery Lanepublic footpath · 163 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: service
Centery Lanepublic footpath · 68 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: footway
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
North Devon Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route508 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bodley Lanebridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mPath type: unclassified
Photos

Cottages on Parracombe Lane
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,230 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,230 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +44
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- PochardAythya ferina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2021
- PintailAnas acuta2021
- RuffCalidris pugnax2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- SwiftApus apus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2019
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Hedgehog · Red Deer · Pine Marten +1
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2023▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria · Red Admiral · Oil Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Oil BeetleMeloe
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Club Foot · Roundspored Oysterling · Smoky Bracket · Bay Bolete · Amanita'r Gwybed +9
- Club FootAmpulloclitocybe clavipes
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Bay BoleteImleria badia
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
- Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2019▾
Himalayan Knotweed · Montbretia · Navelwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sticky Mouse-ear +4
- Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
- Herb-Robert
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,230 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +44
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- PochardAythya ferina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2019
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2021
- PintailAnas acuta2021
- RuffCalidris pugnax2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
- SwiftApus apus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2019
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Porpoise · Grey Seal · Hedgehog · Red Deer · Pine Marten +1
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2023▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Scathophaga stercoraria · Red Admiral · Oil Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +3
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Oil BeetleMeloe
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Club Foot · Roundspored Oysterling · Smoky Bracket · Bay Bolete · Amanita'r Gwybed +9
- Club FootAmpulloclitocybe clavipes
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta
- Bay BoleteImleria badia
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
- Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2019▾
Himalayan Knotweed · Montbretia · Navelwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Sticky Mouse-ear +4
- Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
- Herb-Robert
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2018
Sciurus carolinensis2018
Phaonia angelicae
Phaonia angelicae
Phaonia angelicae2019
Phaonia angelicae2019
PolleniaPollenia2019PolleniaPollenia2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.Dewdrop BonnetHemimycena tortuosaDewdrop BonnetHemimycena tortuosaVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisYellowleg BonnetMycena epipterygiaYellowleg BonnetMycena epipterygiaApricot ClubClavulinopsis luteoalbaApricot ClubClavulinopsis luteoalbaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaPuccinia arenariaePuccinia arenariaePuccinia arenariaePuccinia arenariaeGeranium robertianum2018
Geranium robertianum2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018Events & activities nearby
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