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Getting here
52.56717, -1.35307
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +157 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rough Meadow-grass, Broad-leaved Dock +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
Named routeRef U50
Footpath V23Walking route▾
Named routeRef V23
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route857 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 857 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,391 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPygmy Shrew · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Speckled Wood +60
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🍄Fungi3 species
springautumn
2025▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Amanita'r Gwybed · Weeping Widow
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2024
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Wood Anemone · Alexanders · Snowdrop · Chicory
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,391 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPygmy Shrew · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Speckled Wood +60
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🍄Fungi3 species
springautumn
2025▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Amanita'r Gwybed · Weeping Widow
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2024
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Wood Anemone · Alexanders · Snowdrop · Chicory
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2025CommaPolygonia c-album2025RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusField Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024Anthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscus2024Anthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscus2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024March MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2025Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2024Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2024Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2024Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024NeoasciaNeoascia2024NeoasciaNeoascia2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2024Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2024Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2024Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2024Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2024Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024PipizellaPipizella2024PipizellaPipizella2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024