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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.08448, -1.99308
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +152 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route868 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 868 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,521 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Wigeon · Barn Owl · Bittern · Chiffchaff +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Bank Vole
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects65 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird +60
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane · Dogwood · Fox-and-cubs · Nipplewort
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,521 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Wigeon · Barn Owl · Bittern · Chiffchaff +28
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Bank Vole
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects65 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird +60
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Marmalade Hoverfly
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Black Nightshade · Common Fleabane · Dogwood · Fox-and-cubs · Nipplewort
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensEmpoasca decipiensRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2025Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Events & activities nearby
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