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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
56.29535, -5.64163
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Hooded Crow
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 259m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, House Sparrow +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, House Sparrow +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Heath Waxcap, Yellow Club, Golden Waxcap +38 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Western Honey Bee, Orange Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife to spot
9,360 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,360 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Herring Gull · Gannet · Common Gull · Blackbird +33
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Common GullLarus canus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green-veined White · Common Wasp +9
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common Orange Lichen · Pannaria rubiginosa · Crab's Eye Lichen · Pectenia cyanoloma · Tar Lichen +1
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Pannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosa
- Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
- Pectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanoloma
- Tar LichenHydropunctaria maura
- Rhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicum
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus · Common Hemp-nettle · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Grass-of-Parnassus · Caltha palustris var. palustris +112
- Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Caltha palustris var. palustrisCaltha palustris var. palustris
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,360 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Herring Gull · Gannet · Common Gull · Blackbird +33
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Common GullLarus canus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green-veined White · Common Wasp +9
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Common Orange Lichen · Pannaria rubiginosa · Crab's Eye Lichen · Pectenia cyanoloma · Tar Lichen +1
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Pannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosa
- Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
- Pectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanoloma
- Tar LichenHydropunctaria maura
- Rhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicum
Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus · Common Hemp-nettle · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Grass-of-Parnassus · Caltha palustris var. palustris +112
- Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatusLotus corniculatus var. corniculatus
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris
- Caltha palustris var. palustrisCaltha palustris var. palustris
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
