Cubbington Waterworks Park
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.30975, -1.51472
Open directionsv
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 Swift and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Pestle Puffball, Rosy Bonnet +18 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National 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 route471 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Cubbington Waterworks Park and play area, Cubbington
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Wildlife to spot
20,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,754 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Pied Wagtail +27
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- HoopoeUpupa epops2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle +15
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Small Black Ant
False Oat-grass · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle +34
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,754 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Pied Wagtail +27
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- HoopoeUpupa epops2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle +15
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Small Black Ant
False Oat-grass · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle +34
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lasius niger
Lasius niger
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2024Chinese BarberryBerberis julianae2024Chinese BarberryBerberis julianae2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024