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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pintail and Whooper Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pintail and Whooper Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pintail, Whooper Swan, Redwing +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pintail, Whooper Swan, Redwing +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 7

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 83Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route269 m

Named routeRef 83Length 269 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route324 m

Named routeRef 83Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Pintail · Red Kite · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare +72

PintailAnas acuta2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Great TitParus major2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix cornix2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
American WigeonMareca americana2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
TealAnas crecca2024

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Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Pine Marten +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects13 species

springautumn

2025

Black Darter · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Common Darter · Broad Centurion · Figwort Weevil +8

Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
Limnephilus luridusLimnephilus luridus2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Pintail · Red Kite · Whooper Swan · Redwing · Fieldfare +72

PintailAnas acuta2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great White EgretArdea alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Great TitParus major2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix cornix2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
American WigeonMareca americana2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
TealAnas crecca2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Pine Marten +3

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects13 species

springautumn

2025

Black Darter · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Common Darter · Broad Centurion · Figwort Weevil +8

Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
Dinocras cephalotesDinocras cephalotes
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024
Limnephilus luridusLimnephilus luridus2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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