Plan your visit
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.49310, -3.69487
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Oystercatcher
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Oystercatcher
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Oystercatcher, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rook, Oystercatcher, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Trechus rubens, Notiophilus biguttatus +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecanora pulicaris, Rinodina oleae, Ramalina farinacea +8 more · last seen 2012
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Broad Buckler-fern, Jacobaea +243 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network
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Named routeRef 74Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 74Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 74Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route827 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,468 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,468 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rook · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Jackdaw +39
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2023
- Larus canus canusLarus canus canus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2024▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Isoperla grammatica
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
Creeping Thistle · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh Thistle · Autumn Hawkbit · Silverweed +20
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,468 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rook · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Lapwing · Jackdaw +39
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2023
- Larus canus canusLarus canus canus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2024▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Isoperla grammatica
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
Creeping Thistle · Tufted Hair-grass · Marsh Thistle · Autumn Hawkbit · Silverweed +20
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas