Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.12971, 1.01446
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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 Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — 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 Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +61 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +57 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bugle, Early-purple Orchid, Meadowsweet +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route▾
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route563 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route834 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,354 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +21
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackthorn · Red Clover
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,354 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +42
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Badger
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Green-veined White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +21
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackthorn · Red Clover
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas