Assheton Recreation Ground
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.35966, -1.28920
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Mosaic — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Mosaic — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef C09Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 10Walking route▾
Named routeRef C10Listed length 13.5 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 10A (short-cut for C10)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C10ALocal walking route
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route▾
Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route214 m▾
Named routeLength 214 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Assheton Recreation Ground, Bilton
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Wildlife to spot
30,219 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,219 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Marbled White · Green-veined White +27
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Laurustinus · Germander Speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · Winter Heliotrope · Scentless Mayweed agg. +4
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Yarrow
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,219 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +19
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Marbled White · Green-veined White +27
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Laurustinus · Germander Speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · Winter Heliotrope · Scentless Mayweed agg. +4
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Yarrow
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgaris