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Bignold Park

3 ha

📷 Kirsty Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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58.97795, -2.95342

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Tufted Duck
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 248m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Tufted Duck
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 248m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow-rattle, Crested Dog's-tail, Field Horsetail +146 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Crested Dog's-tail, Field Horsetail +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Robin · Rook · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Goldcrest +36

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Robin · Rook · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Goldcrest +36

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kirsty Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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