Beacon Hill Conservation Park 10 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Newark and Sherwood Getting here
53.07942, -0.78545
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 233m 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Black Ant, Vine Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Black Ant, Vine Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Clay Lane public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: residential
Show on map Brunel Walking Path - continued public footpath · 287 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 287 m Path type: path
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 915 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 915 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brunel Walking Path bridleway · 49 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 49 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
21,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,050 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Vine Weevil · Stenophylax permistus · Small Black Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +6
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Small Black Ant Lasius niger 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🌿 Plants 7 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mistletoe · Cockspur · Equal-leaved Knotgrass · Walnut · Guernsey Fleabane +2
Mistletoe Viscum album Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum Walnut Juglans regia Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,050 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Vine Weevil · Stenophylax permistus · Small Black Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +6
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Small Black Ant Lasius niger 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea 🌿 Plants 7 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mistletoe · Cockspur · Equal-leaved Knotgrass · Walnut · Guernsey Fleabane +2
Mistletoe Viscum album Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum Walnut Juglans regia Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black Nightshade
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum
