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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.20642, -3.03063
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Swan Inn — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Swan Inn — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path; Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Tavern Trailpublic footpath · 87 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Children's play area, Crooked Well Meadow, Kington
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Wildlife to spot
4,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,743 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat · Otter · Yellow-necked Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Oedemera femoralis · Birch Shieldbug · Hydropsyche +7
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche
American Skunk-cabbage · Butterfly-bush
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,743 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat · Otter · Yellow-necked Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Oedemera femoralis · Birch Shieldbug · Hydropsyche +7
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- HydropsycheHydropsyche
American Skunk-cabbage · Butterfly-bush
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025DolerusDolerus2025DolerusDolerus2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025ChaoborusChaoborus2024ChaoborusChaoborus2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024