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Getting here
52.20689, 0.79883
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Common Darter +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Creeping Thistle, Cleavers +201 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bury to Clare WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Blue RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Green RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Black RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bradfield Woods Orange RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Thurston LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Circular Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
White Horse Lanerestricted byway · 353 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 353 mPath type: unclassified
White Horse Lanerestricted byway · 28 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 28 mPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,728 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2023▾
Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Tree Hopper · Syrphus +5
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2022
- SyrphusSyrphus2022
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
Creeping Bent · Ranunculus aquatilis agg. · Floating Sweet-grass · Great Willowherb · Brooklime +21
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
- Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
- Water Mint
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,728 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2023▾
Azure Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Tree Hopper · Syrphus +5
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2022
- SyrphusSyrphus2022
- Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis
Creeping Bent · Ranunculus aquatilis agg. · Floating Sweet-grass · Great Willowherb · Brooklime +21
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
- Ranunculus aquatilis agg.Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
- Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
- Water Mint
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2022Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2022Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2022Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2022Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2022Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2022Mentha aquatica2023
Mentha aquatica2023
Common StonewortChara vulgaris2023Common StonewortChara vulgaris2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023WatercressNasturtium officinale2023WatercressNasturtium officinale2023Water CressNasturtium officinale2022Water CressNasturtium officinale2022Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2023Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2023FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2022Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2022Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2022Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2022Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2022Callitriche aggregateCallitriche aggregate2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022