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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.48135, -0.69694
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝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 — Starling, Great Tit, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Starling, Great Tit, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bittersweet, Common Knapweed, Ribwort Plantain +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,275 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Common Gull · Starling +25
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Bittersweet · Ribwort Plantain · Ground-ivy · Selfheal · Hemp-agrimony +111
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,275 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull · Common Gull · Starling +25
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +22
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Bittersweet · Ribwort Plantain · Ground-ivy · Selfheal · Hemp-agrimony +111
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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