St Marks Recreation Ground 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.57014, -1.78282
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Herb-Robert, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Herb-Robert, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sarsen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map South Swindon Green Trail Walking route ▾
School Court public footpath · 46 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 46 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Tadpole Round Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref TR Length 9.1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Construction of a new pavilion in St Mark’s Recreation Ground, Swindon
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Wildlife to spot
22,310 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,310 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Robin +29
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Oedemera lurida · Marmalade Hoverfly +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort +19
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,310 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Peregrine · Robin +29
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Feral Cat · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Oedemera lurida · Marmalade Hoverfly +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort +19
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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