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Symingtons Recreation Ground

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.47999, -0.91690

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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
  • ☕Starbucks — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Hogweed, Red Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Small Tortoiseshell, Banded Demoiselle +132 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Small Tortoiseshell, Banded Demoiselle +132 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow-rattle, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland Walkpublic footpath · 295 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 295 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 64Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Market Harborough: The Square

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Market Harborough: The Square

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🌱Little Bowden ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Welland ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park400 m→🌱Welland ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Welland ParkUrban park900 m→

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