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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

59.06868, -3.23086

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Smithfield Hotel Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Lapwing
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Smithfield Hotel Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Teal, Lapwing, Oystercatcher +67 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

69,934 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

69,934 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds70 species

spring

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Greylag Goose

+65 more species

All 70 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
EiderSomateria mollissima
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RuffCalidris pugnax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
PochardAythya ferina
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
RobinErithacus rubecula
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

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Insects4 species

spring

2024

Black Sexton Beetle · Clay-coloured Weevil · Limnephilus griseus · Grammotaulius nigropunctatus

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Plants6 species

spring

2025

Yellow Iris · Marsh-marigold · Pink Purslane · Lesser Celandine · Red Campion

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

69,934 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds70 species

spring

2025

Teal · Lapwing · Oystercatcher · Common Gull · Greylag Goose

+65 more species

All 70 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WigeonMareca penelope
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
EiderSomateria mollissima
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RuffCalidris pugnax
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
PochardAythya ferina
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
KnotCalidris canutus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
RobinErithacus rubecula
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

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Insects4 species

spring

2024

Black Sexton Beetle · Clay-coloured Weevil · Limnephilus griseus · Grammotaulius nigropunctatus

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2025

Yellow Iris · Marsh-marigold · Pink Purslane · Lesser Celandine · Red Campion

+1 more species

All 6 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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Facilities

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Café

Smithfield Hotel Cafe · 52m

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Parking

10 nearby · 25m

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Picnic spot

2 · 64m away

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Playground

2 · 48m away

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Toilets

42m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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