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Brook Park

26 ha

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

53.19296, -1.22748

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Ptinomorphus imperialis +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km

Dogs on leads in the park.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Stockley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route661 m

Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

Stinting Lanebridleway · 367 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 367 mPath type: bridleway

Green Lanebridleway · 453 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 453 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Green Lanebridleway · 27 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface pavedPath type: track

Green Lanebridleway · 233 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 233 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

17,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +31

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Flowering Currant · Black-poplar

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,987 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +31

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Flowering Currant · Black-poplar

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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