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Runwell Playing Fields

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Runwell Playing Fields 2m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Runwell Playing Fields 2m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Accessible Route, Rayleigh MountWalking route600 m

Gravel path with inclines around Rayleigh Mount. AccessAble: https://www.accessable.co.uk/national-trust/access-guides/rayleigh-mount-the-mount-national-trust

Named routeLength 600 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

South Hanningfield Waypublic footpath · 999 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 999 mPath type: footway

Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 755 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 755 mPath type: unclassified

South Hanningfield Waypublic footpath · 327 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 327 mPath type: residential

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Meadow Lanebridleway · 379 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 379 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

15,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Common Gull · Jackdaw +64

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
CootFulica atra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

autumnwinter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Common Gull · Jackdaw +64

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
CootFulica atra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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