🌱 Urban park

Pocket Park

6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Pocket park · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyPicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.40030, -0.74107

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Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾

Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route260 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route690 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route812 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route941 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 941 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route170 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Pocket Park is a urban park covering 6 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

14,948 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,948 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds44 species recorded

Great Tit · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects5 species recorded

Juniper Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird

🌿

Plants2 species recorded

Common Nettle · Soapwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,948 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds44 species recorded

Great Tit · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Grey Squirrel

🐝

Insects5 species recorded

Juniper Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird

🌿

Plants2 species recorded

Common Nettle · Soapwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

☕

Café

Costa · 93m

🅿️

Parking

Carpark 1 · 68m

🧺

Picnic spot

5 · 53m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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