Woodside Recreation Ground
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Watford Getting here
51.69365, -0.39168
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 ☕ Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Mouse-ear, Bluebell, Variable-leaved Crestwort +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Mouse-ear, Bluebell, Variable-leaved Crestwort +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 7 Walking route ▾
The Watermeadow Walk
Named route Ref Ver 7 Local walking route
Show on map Ver Valley Walk 8 Walking route ▾
The Confluence Walk
Named route Ref Ver 8 Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Abbey Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cart Path public footpath · 92 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 92 m Path type: residential
Show on map Newhouse Crescent public footpath · 67 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 67 m Path type: residential
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Length 28 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 105 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 105 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 97 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 257 m ▾
Named route Length 257 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Woodside Playing Fields, Garston
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Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Magdalis rufa Magdalis rufa
Magdalis rufa Magdalis rufa
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Phloiophilus edwardsii Phloiophilus edwardsii
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Oxypselaphus obscurus Oxypselaphus obscurus
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Cerylon ferrugineum Cerylon ferrugineum
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Tachyerges salicis Tachyerges salicis
Tachyerges salicis Tachyerges salicis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cross-leaved Heath
Cross-leaved Heath
Erica tetralix2025
Erica tetralix2025
Violet Helleborine Epipactis purpurata2025
Violet Helleborine Epipactis purpurata2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum2025
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana2025
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana2025
Turnip Brassica rapa2025
Turnip Brassica rapa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides2025
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba2025
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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