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St Davids Recreation Ground

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Blue Tit +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Blue Tit +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Red Campion, Field Bindweed +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Red Campion, Field Bindweed +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Cantharis rustica, Eristalis pertinax +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Cantharis rustica, Eristalis pertinax +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 6Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 6Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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