Vansittart Recreation Ground Park
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Windsor and Maidenhead Getting here
51.47884, -0.62049
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ⚽ 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
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 — Large Yellow Underwing, Yponomeuta, Turnip Moth +194 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Yponomeuta, Turnip Moth +194 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MBW Local walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Memorial Route, Runnymede Walking route 3.7 km ▾
This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.
Named route Length 3.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Egham to Runnymede Countryside Circular Walk, Runnymede Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Wander through woodlands, wetlands & open wildflower meadows home to the birthplace of the Magna Carta. This circular takes you round Runnymede nature reserve, Langham Pond & ancient woodlands, which form a SSSI, for their rare species & the wildflowers
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 143 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map Windsor and Maidenhead LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ascot to Windsor Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos SE corner of Clarence Road and Vansittart Road, Windsor
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34,978 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,978 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Small Quaker +17
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,978 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Spring Harbinger · Hebrew Character · Clouded Drab · Small Quaker +17
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brindled Beauty
Brindled Beauty
Lycia hirtaria
Lycia hirtaria
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Australian Orange-tip Tachystola acroxantha
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Acleris Acleris
Acleris Acleris
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025 