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Bignold Park

1 ha

📷 Kirsty Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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58.97708, -2.95013

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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 Mute Swan and Tufted Duck
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Tufted Duck
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — 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 — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow-rattle, Field Horsetail, Crested Dog's-tail +163 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Field Horsetail, Crested Dog's-tail +163 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Hemp-nettle, Dandelion +11 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

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

19,782 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,782 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumn

2026

Tufted Duck · Wigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +33

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,782 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumn

2026

Tufted Duck · Wigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +33

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

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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