Rockingham Road Pleasure Ground
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.40874, -0.72261
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Volucella inanis, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Volucella inanis, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle, Weld +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle, Weld +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 690 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 690 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 812 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 812 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 941 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 941 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,435 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,435 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Starling · Carrion Crow +42
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pochard Aythya ferina Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mute Swan Cygnus olor 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White Campion · Buck's-horn Plantain · Fat-hen · Field Maple · Fern-grass +46
White Campion Silene latifolia Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Fat-hen Chenopodium album Field Maple Acer campestre Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,435 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Starling · Carrion Crow +42
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pochard Aythya ferina Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mute Swan Cygnus olor 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White Campion · Buck's-horn Plantain · Fat-hen · Field Maple · Fern-grass +46
White Campion Silene latifolia Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Fat-hen Chenopodium album Field Maple Acer campestre Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hop Humulus lupulus
Hop Humulus lupulus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense 