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Black Cat Meadow

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📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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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 306m away — 4 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 306m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, 14-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 14-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Peter's WayWalking route66 km

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route

Break Egg Hillpublic footpath · 443 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 443 mPath type: service

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route123 m

Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 13Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route364 m

Named routeRef 13Length 364 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route377 m

Named routeRef 13Length 377 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

27,426 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,426 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds42 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Robin · Goldfinch +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025

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Insects8 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +3

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,426 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Robin · Goldfinch +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +3

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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