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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome97 ha
Getting here
52.31487, -1.12339
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis arbustorum +20 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Capillary Thread-moss +119 more · last seen 2024
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route785 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 785 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
✓ 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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2020
2020
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2020Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2020Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2020Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2019White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2019Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2020Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2019Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020Silver-mossBryum argenteum2020Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2020Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2020Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2020Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2020Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2020Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2020Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2020Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2020Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2020Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2020Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2020Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2020Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2020Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata2020Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata2020Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2020Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2020RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2019Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2019Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2019Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2019Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2019Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2019Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2011Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2011Sweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataOphrys apifera f. apiferaOphrys apifera f. apifera2023Ophrys apifera f. apiferaOphrys apifera f. apifera2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2022Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2022PolypodiumPolypodium2022PolypodiumPolypodium2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2020Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2020Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2020Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum2020Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2020Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2020Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2020Pict-mossHygrohypnum luridum2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2020Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2020Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2020Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2019Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2019Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2019Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2019Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2019Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2019Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2019Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2019Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2019Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2019Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum2019Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum2019Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2019Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2019Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2019Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2019Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2019Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2019Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2019Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2019Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019Even ScalewortRadula complanata2019Even ScalewortRadula complanata2019Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2019Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2019Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2019Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2019Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2018Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2018Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2015Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2015Fat-henChenopodium album2015Fat-henChenopodium album2015PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2015PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2015Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2015Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2015GroundselSenecio vulgaris2015GroundselSenecio vulgaris2015Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2015Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2015HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2015Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2015White Dead-nettleLamium album2015White Dead-nettleLamium album2015HawthornCrataegus monogyna2015HawthornCrataegus monogyna2015Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2015Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2015Greater PlantainPlantago major2015Greater PlantainPlantago major2015Dog-roseRosa canina2015Dog-roseRosa canina2015Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2015Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2015BrambleRubus fruticosus2015BrambleRubus fruticosus2015Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2015Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2015Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015HonestyLunaria annua2015HonestyLunaria annua2015Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2015Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2015WillowherbEpilobium2015WillowherbEpilobium2015DandelionTaraxacum2015DandelionTaraxacum2015Common NettleUrtica dioica2015Common NettleUrtica dioica2015BeechFagus sylvatica2015BeechFagus sylvatica2015Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2015White CloverTrifolium repens2015White CloverTrifolium repens2015RapeBrassica napus2015RapeBrassica napus2015CleaversGalium aparine2015CleaversGalium aparine2015Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2011Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus2011Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2011Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2011Shady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosus2011Shady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosus2011Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2011Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2011Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2011Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2011Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2011Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2011Flabby Thread-mossBryum moravicum2011Flabby Thread-mossBryum moravicum2011Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2011Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2011Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2011Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2011Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2011Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2011Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2011Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2011Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2011Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2011Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2011Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2011Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2011Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2011Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2011Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2011Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2011Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2011Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2011Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2011Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2011Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2011Events & activities nearby
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