Goodwood Recreation Ground
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.68259, -0.42183
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Ebury WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ver Valley Walk 8Walking route▾
The Confluence Walk
Named routeRef Ver 8Local walking route
Merry Hill Circular FootpathWalking route▾
NB broken bridge over a stream in SE corner, requiring a diversion
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canalpublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: footway
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Pineappleweed · White Campion +2
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Hoary Ragwort · Common Toadflax · Lady's Bedstraw · Pineappleweed · White Campion +2
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
