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Strutt Memorial Recreation Ground

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
⚽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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +54 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 — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Ray WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Admiral McHardy WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common Walk, DanburyWalking route4 km

Woodland paths can be hilling in places, with occasional protruding tree roots. Paths can become muddy, suitable footwear is necessary. Not suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs or cycles. Can be connected with Lingwood trails and Danbury trails.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Old School Courtpublic footpath · 36 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

NCN Link PathCycling route

Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SwiftApus apus2020
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018

🦌

Mammals14 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Otter +9

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
OtterLutra lutra2019
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2021
MacropodidaeMacropodidae2022
BadgerMeles meles2022
PolecatMustela putorius2019
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
StoatMustela erminea2018

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummer

2023

Bullhead · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
European EelAnguilla anguilla2019

🐝

Insects52 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +47

Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2020
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Clouded YellowColias croceus
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
AphidAphididae
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,867 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SwiftApus apus2020
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018

🦌

Mammals14 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Otter +9

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
OtterLutra lutra2019
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
WeaselMustela nivalis2021
MacropodidaeMacropodidae2022
BadgerMeles meles2022
PolecatMustela putorius2019
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
StoatMustela erminea2018

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummer

2023

Bullhead · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
European EelAnguilla anguilla2019

🐝

Insects52 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +47

Small WhitePieris rapae
Large WhitePieris brassicae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
CommaPolygonia c-album
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2020
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Clouded YellowColias croceus
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
AphidAphididae
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2020

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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