Recreational Road Park
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.77020, -0.37074
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️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, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Lesser / Wood Burdock, Cleavers +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
South Streetpublic footpath · 385 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 385 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Christopher's Lanerestricted byway · 195 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 195 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Photos
Horse chestnut tree, Ancaster Road, Bourne
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,738 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,738 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Blackbird +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Zabrus tenebrioides
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
- Zabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioides
Musk Stork's-bill · Many-leaved Sedge · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Spear Thistle +25
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
- Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Common Chickweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,738 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Blackbird +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cream-spot Ladybird · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Zabrus tenebrioides
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
- Zabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioides
Musk Stork's-bill · Many-leaved Sedge · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Spear Thistle +25
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
- Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Common Chickweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stellaria media
Stellaria media
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisEvents & activities nearby
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