Crescent of Trees East Play Area
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.99760, -0.25049
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Etonbury Green WheelWalking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route▾
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route▾
13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth
Named route
Connelly Lanepublic footpath · 163 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Connelly Lanepublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route250 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route134 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Photos
Play area by Dickens Boulevard Fairfield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
29,550 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,550 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Sphaerophoria scripta +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Spindle · Common Fleabane · Greater Knapweed · Hawthorn
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,550 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Sphaerophoria scripta +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Spindle · Common Fleabane · Greater Knapweed · Hawthorn
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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