Aspal Close Local Nature Reserve
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.36917, 0.49387
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Red Admiral, Common Blue Damselfly, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bee Orchid, Common Stork's-bill +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lark Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 24 km Local walking route
Show on map The Warrener's World Trail Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Local walking route
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,995 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Agrypnus murinus +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
White Dead-nettle · Common Stork's-bill · Blackthorn · Alder · Annual Mercury +21
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Alder Alnus glutinosa Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,995 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2022 Gadwall Mareca strepera2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Agrypnus murinus +4
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
White Dead-nettle · Common Stork's-bill · Blackthorn · Alder · Annual Mercury +21
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Alder Alnus glutinosa Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua2025 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024 2025
2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2023
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Spanish Catchfly Silene otites2023
Spanish Catchfly Silene otites2023
Hemlock Conium maculatum2023
Hemlock Conium maculatum2023
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare2023
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2023
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2023 