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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.29881, -1.63569
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 469m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 469m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Empis tessellata +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk; Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Middle Lock Bridgepublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: footway
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route331 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 331 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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7,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,796 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Mallard · Robin +42
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Domestic Dog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Meadow Plant Bug +28
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
- SarcophagaSarcophaga
- Meligethes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,796 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Mallard · Robin +42
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Domestic Dog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer · Meadow Plant Bug +28
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
- SarcophagaSarcophaga
- Meligethes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meligethes
Meligethes
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataMacrophyaMacrophyaMacrophyaMacrophyaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataMorelliaMorelliaMorelliaMorelliaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaRed AntMyrmica rubraRed AntMyrmica rubraDimorphic StriderMacrophya montanaDimorphic StriderMacrophya montanaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataFever FlyDilophus febrilisFever FlyDilophus febrilisByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusByturus ochraceusTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalis