Dickens Gate Wildlife Area
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.16916, 0.54266
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Robin
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Robin, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Starling, Robin, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Varied Carpet Beetle +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Sand Feather-moss +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
9,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,057 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blackbird · Magpie +43
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TealAnas crecca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Ruddy Darter · Water Scorpion · Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper +8
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Thickpoint Grimmia · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +29
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,057 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Starling · Blackbird · Magpie +43
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TealAnas crecca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Ruddy Darter · Water Scorpion · Speckled Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper +8
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Thickpoint Grimmia · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sand Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +29
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall ScalewortPorella platyphyllaWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWall Feather-mossRhynchostegium muraleWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSpreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patens2025Spreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patens2025Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2025Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2025Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2025Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2025