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Beechwood Park

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Fairy Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Fairy Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Henry Milne WalkWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route78 m

Named routeRef 765Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route75 m

Named routeRef 76Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +71

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
TealAnas crecca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects26 species

autumn

2025

Syrphus · Valenzuela flavidus · Ribautiana ulmi · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +21

SyrphusSyrphus
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
PsyllidaePsyllidae
Tachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubila
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus
Palloptera ustulataPalloptera ustulata
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris

🌿

Plants59 species

autumnwinter

2025

White Dead-nettle · White Mullein · Common Mallow · Fairy Foxglove · Rosy Cress +54

White Dead-nettleLamium album
White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Rosy CressArabis collina2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Rubus ser. RadulaeRubus ser. Radulae2024
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
IvyHedera helix2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
PyracanthaPyracantha2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon2024
Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

spring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +71

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
TealAnas crecca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects26 species

autumn

2025

Syrphus · Valenzuela flavidus · Ribautiana ulmi · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +21

SyrphusSyrphus
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
PsyllidaePsyllidae
Tachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubila
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus
Palloptera ustulataPalloptera ustulata
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris

🌿

Plants59 species

autumnwinter

2025

White Dead-nettle · White Mullein · Common Mallow · Fairy Foxglove · Rosy Cress +54

White Dead-nettleLamium album
White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Rosy CressArabis collina2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Rubus ser. RadulaeRubus ser. Radulae2024
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
IvyHedera helix2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
PyracanthaPyracantha2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Rubus errabundusRubus errabundus2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Two-rowed BarleyHordeum distichon2024
Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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