War Memorial Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Newark and Sherwood Getting here
53.07445, -0.95546
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Vine Weevil, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Pea-leaf Weevil +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Vine Weevil, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Pea-leaf Weevil +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Southwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southwell Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stoke Field Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Becher's Walk public footpath · 241 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 241 m Path type: footway
Show on map Shady Lane public footpath · 119 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 119 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 645 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (48) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (48) National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Southwell Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 645 Length 3.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 104 m ▾
Named route Ref 645 Length 104 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bull Yard bridleway · 28 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 28 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Bull Yard bridleway · 11 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 11 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Bull Yard bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Surface paved Path type: footway
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Wildlife to spot
37,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,115 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin +17
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger · Roe Deer +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Liophloeus tessulatus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Vine Weevil +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Ramping-fumitory · Stinking Iris · Bilbao Fleabane · Himalayan Balsam · Polypodium vulgare +17
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,115 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin +17
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Badger · Roe Deer +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Liophloeus tessulatus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Vine Weevil +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Ramping-fumitory · Stinking Iris · Bilbao Fleabane · Himalayan Balsam · Polypodium vulgare +17
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Autumn Stonecrop Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Autumn Stonecrop Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata
Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata 