King George Recreation Ground
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.34628, -2.06782
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Hornet Hoverfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Link to CatshillWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Saunders Park to Park Gate LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
John Corbett WayWalking route7.5 km▾
Named routeLength 7.5 kmLocal walking route
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Local Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Local Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route▾
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
20,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +35
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RavenCorvus corax
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CootFulica atra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Lesser Stag Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon +35
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RavenCorvus corax
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CootFulica atra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Lesser Stag Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicoloraCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataOedemera virescensOedemera virescensOedemera virescensOedemera virescensGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaViolet Carpenter BeeXylocopa violaceaViolet Carpenter BeeXylocopa violaceaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha