Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.29920, -1.64901
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Hatton Locks Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Hatton Locks Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Empis tessellata +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
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
Dixons Farm Footbridgepublic footpath · 16 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route527 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
6,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,084 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2025▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Rabbit · Domestic Dog
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle +41
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,084 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2025▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Rabbit · Domestic Dog
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle +41
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024SarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaSarcophagaWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMeligethesMeligethesMeligethesMeligethesMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorOedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024MacrophyaMacrophyaMacrophyaMacrophyaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraOedemeraScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicuaLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataMorelliaMorelliaMorelliaMorelliaRed AntMyrmica rubraRed AntMyrmica rubra2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataDimorphic StriderMacrophya montanaDimorphic StriderMacrophya montanaAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2024AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2024Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024MuscidaeMuscidae2024MuscidaeMuscidae2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2024European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2024NotiphilaNotiphila2024NotiphilaNotiphila2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024