Victoria Bottoms Playing Field
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.36890, -4.87107
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Bullfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Bullfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 177m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Bullfinch, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Common Pipistrelle, Field Vole +20 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — caddisflies, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, stoneflies +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Western Rustwort, Spruce's Rustwort, Common Threadwort +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 305Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 305National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 305Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route415 m▾
Named routeLength 415 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route345 m▾
Named routeLength 345 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 305Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 305Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,225 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBullfinch · Tawny Owl · Dunnock · Barn Owl · Goldfinch +29
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Red Deer · Bank Vole · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew +11
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Comma · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax +11
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Hazel Gloves
- Hazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendri
Western Rustwort · Spruce's Rustwort · Common Threadwort · Common Feather-moss · Redshank +3
- Western RustwortMarsupella profunda
- Spruce's RustwortMarsupella sprucei
- Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Dotted HornwortAnthoceros punctatus
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,225 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBullfinch · Tawny Owl · Dunnock · Barn Owl · Goldfinch +29
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Red Deer · Bank Vole · Wood Mouse · Common Shrew +11
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Comma · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax +11
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Hazel Gloves
- Hazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendri
Western Rustwort · Spruce's Rustwort · Common Threadwort · Common Feather-moss · Redshank +3
- Western RustwortMarsupella profunda
- Spruce's RustwortMarsupella sprucei
- Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Dotted HornwortAnthoceros punctatus
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanariusHazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanariusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024StoatMustela erminea2024StoatMustela erminea2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024BatChiroptera2024BatChiroptera2024Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2024Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Unarmed Stick-insectAcanthoxyla inermis2024Unarmed Stick-insectAcanthoxyla inermis2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Hawker dragonfliesAeshnidae2024Hawker dragonfliesAeshnidae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2024Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024