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Getting here
52.56367, -1.34066
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Peregrine
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 161m 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 — Raven, Peregrine, Hobby +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Hobby +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Yellow Fieldcap, Yellow Brain +15 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +213 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
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Bridleway V53Walking route▾
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Bridleway V29Walking route▾
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Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,548 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Peregrine · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Jay +6
- RavenCorvus corax
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Bank Vole · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Comma · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White +68
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- CommaPolygonia c-album2025
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
King Alfred's Cakes · Amanita'r Gwybed · Yellow Fieldcap · Honey Fungus · Fairy Inkcap +6
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Hairy Curtain Crust
🌿Plants33 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Alexanders · Wood Anemone · Devil's-bit Scabious · Lords-and-Ladies · Enchanter's-nightshade +28
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Agrimony
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,548 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Peregrine · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Jay +6
- RavenCorvus corax
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Bank Vole · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Comma · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White +68
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- CommaPolygonia c-album2025
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
King Alfred's Cakes · Amanita'r Gwybed · Yellow Fieldcap · Honey Fungus · Fairy Inkcap +6
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- Hairy Curtain Crust
🌿Plants33 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Alexanders · Wood Anemone · Devil's-bit Scabious · Lords-and-Ladies · Enchanter's-nightshade +28
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Agrimony
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024March MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea2025Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025Macrodiplosis roborisMacrodiplosis roboris2025Macrodiplosis roborisMacrodiplosis roboris2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2025Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2025Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2025Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Aulagromyza tridentataAulagromyza tridentata2024Aulagromyza tridentataAulagromyza tridentata2024Dark Hornbeam Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter esperella2024Dark Hornbeam Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter esperella2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2024Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2024Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2024Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2024Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2024Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Stereum hirsutum
Stereum hirsutum
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWeeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2024Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2024Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2024Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2024Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimonia eupatoria
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumDogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HonestyLunaria annua2024SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024