George Lambton Playing Fields
2 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.25822, 0.39289
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and House Martin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 137m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and House Martin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 137m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hobby, House Martin, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Hobby, House Martin, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Poppy, White Campion +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
N/ACycling route295 m▾
Named routeLength 295 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route78 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 78 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
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Minton Enterprise Parkbridleway · 107 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 107 mPath type: unclassified
Oaks Drivebridleway · 298 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 298 mPath type: unclassified
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Skate park and playing fields
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Raven · Rock Dove · Meadow Pipit · Goldfinch +42
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Shrew
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Parent Bug +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Sphaerophoria scripta
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Poppy · Red Dead-nettle · Common Toadflax · Traveller's-joy +27
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
- White CampionSilene latifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hobby · Raven · Rock Dove · Meadow Pipit · Goldfinch +42
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Shrew
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Parent Bug +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Sphaerophoria scripta
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Poppy · Red Dead-nettle · Common Toadflax · Traveller's-joy +27
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
- White CampionSilene latifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicinctaMacrophya albicincta14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025HollyhockAlcea rosea2025HollyhockAlcea rosea2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025MistletoeViscum album2025MistletoeViscum album2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Events & activities nearby
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