Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
51.44559, -0.42840
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Eupeodes, Hornet Hoverfly +75 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Hatton Cross UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 10)Walking route▾
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 34 linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef (34)Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
4 nearby · Free · 153m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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venosus2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2025Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris 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