Plan your visit
🦋Insects🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.86696, -4.43144
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐝43+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Limnius volckmari and Silo pallipes are among those observed
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐝43+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Limnius volckmari and Silo pallipes are among those observed
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnius volckmari, Silo pallipes, Isoperla grammatica +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water-pepper, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Greater Water-moss +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Swift, Northern Bobwhite, Blue Tit +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Reptiles — Grass Snake · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route696 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 696 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Northern Bobwhite · Blue Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Great Spotted Woodpecker +2
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Limnius volckmari · Silo pallipes · Isoperla grammatica · Rhithrogena · Hydraena gracilis +38
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2022
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2022
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2022
- RhithrogenaRhithrogena2022
- Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2022
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae
Water-pepper · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Greater Water-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fox-tail Feather-moss +28
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Fool's Water-Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,440 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Northern Bobwhite · Blue Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Great Spotted Woodpecker +2
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Limnius volckmari · Silo pallipes · Isoperla grammatica · Rhithrogena · Hydraena gracilis +38
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2022
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2022
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2022
- RhithrogenaRhithrogena2022
- Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2022
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae
Water-pepper · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Greater Water-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fox-tail Feather-moss +28
- Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Fool's Water-Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
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Helosciadium nodiflorum
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaAlpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesFissidensFissidensFissidensFissidensRiccardiaRiccardiaRiccardiaRiccardiaChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosPelliaPelliaPelliaPelliaKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumRicciaRicciaRicciaRicciaMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanZygnemataleanJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaBitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2022Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2022Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2022Claw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochracea2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2022Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2022ConocephalumConocephalum2022ConocephalumConocephalum2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2022Events & activities nearby
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