Ainstable (Millennium Green)
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Getting here
54.80797, -2.72950
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Mesembrina meridiana, Platycheirus +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife to spot
1,850 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,850 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Tiger Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Figwort Sawfly +4
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024
- Eudasyphora cyanella
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Rosebay Willowherb · Crosswort · Blinks +77
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- BlinksMontia fontana
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,850 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Tiger Beetle · Volucella bombylans · Figwort Sawfly +4
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024
- Eudasyphora cyanella
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Rosebay Willowherb · Crosswort · Blinks +77
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- BlinksMontia fontana
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eudasyphora cyanella2023
Eudasyphora cyanella2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesLeopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianchesLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCherryPrunusCherryPrunusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2021Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2021