St Davids Recreational Ground
5 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.32477, -0.90666
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Pied Wagtail
- ☀️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
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Pied Wagtail
- ☀️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 — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Blue Tit +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Blue Tit +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Cantharis rustica, Eristalis pertinax +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Red Campion, Field Bindweed +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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▾
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Brampton Valley WayCycling 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,879 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Redwing · Little Grebe · Coot · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +40
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Western Honey Bee · Cantharis rustica +3
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-leaved Dock · Pedunculate Oak · Common Nettle · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · White Clover +92
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,879 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Redwing · Little Grebe · Coot · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +40
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Western Honey Bee · Cantharis rustica +3
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-leaved Dock · Pedunculate Oak · Common Nettle · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · White Clover +92
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoWinter-CressBarbareaWinter-CressBarbareaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleOil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleiferaOil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleiferaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricum