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Bishopscourt Allotments

📷 Robert Edwards · 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 127m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 127m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Wood Anemone, Common Bent · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Wood Anemone, Common Bent · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary CircleWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route

Named route

Repton's WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route801 m

Named routeRef 13Length 801 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,322 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,322 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

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Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Pipistrelle Bat species +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
BatChiroptera2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
NewtTriturus

🐝

Insects62 species

summerautumn

2026

Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +57

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
WallLasiommata megera2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Gypsy MothLymantria dispar2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Tawny-fronted StrawNeocochylis molliculana2025
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024

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Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Floating Pennywort · Wood Anemone · Common Bent

Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Common BentAgrostis capillaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,322 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +55

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Pipistrelle Bat species +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
BatChiroptera2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
NewtTriturus

🐝

Insects62 species

summerautumn

2026

Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +57

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
WallLasiommata megera2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Gypsy MothLymantria dispar2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Tawny-fronted StrawNeocochylis molliculana2025
Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2025
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Floating Pennywort · Wood Anemone · Common Bent

Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Common BentAgrostis capillaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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