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Getting here
52.12007, -4.04039
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +24 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Foxglove, Bramble +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Main RouteCycling route8.7 km▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,344 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,344 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodcock · Robin · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit +28
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- SwiftApus apus2018
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2017
Red Admiral · Peacock · Large White · Orange-tip · Green-veined White +16
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants40 species
springwinter
2025▾
Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Cleavers · Ribwort Plantain · Bramble +35
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,344 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodcock · Robin · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Blue Tit +28
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- SwiftApus apus2018
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Otter
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2017
Red Admiral · Peacock · Large White · Orange-tip · Green-veined White +16
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants40 species
springwinter
2025▾
Lesser Celandine · Foxglove · Cleavers · Ribwort Plantain · Bramble +35
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2024Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme2024SnowdropGalanthus2024SnowdropGalanthus2024BellisBellis2024BellisBellis2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2024Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2024Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2020Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2020Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2020Bearded PawwortBarbilophozia barbata2020Bearded PawwortBarbilophozia barbata2020Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2020Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2020Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum2020Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2020Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2020Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2020Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2020Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2020Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2020Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2020Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2020Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2020Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2020Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2020