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The Oval Recreation Ground

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.62135, -0.61928

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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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Creeping Cinquefoil, Cleavers +113 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Creeping Cinquefoil, Cleavers +113 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Bramble +12 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Erysiphe viburni, Crown Rust +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Erysiphe viburni, Crown Rust +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Oval Recreation Ground, North Luffenham

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Oval Recreation Ground, North Luffenham

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