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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tesco Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Tesco Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Ischnopterapion loti, Trichosirocalus troglodytes +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Ischnopterapion loti, Trichosirocalus troglodytes +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Smaller Cat's-tail, White Clover +220 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Daisy, Smaller Cat's-tail, White Clover +220 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Pedunculate Oak +25 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 150 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 150 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 36 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 420 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 420 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Sanderling Calidris alba Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peacock · Marbled White · Comma · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Polydrusus formosus +3
Peacock Aglais io Marbled White Melanargia galathea Comma Polygonia c-album Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Common Gull Larus canus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Sanderling Calidris alba Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Bat Chiroptera Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peacock · Marbled White · Comma · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Polydrusus formosus +3
Peacock Aglais io Marbled White Melanargia galathea Comma Polygonia c-album Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly
Hornet Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria2024
Volucella zonaria2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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