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Gunthorpe Park

81 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome81 ha

Getting here

52.87168, 0.97935

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +88 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +88 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Red Admiral +143 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Greater Stitchwort, Hypnum cupressiforme +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route

Named routeRef LW10Local walking route

Walsingham WayWalking route61 km

Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Heath Roadbridleway · 49 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mSurface groundPath type: track

Heath Roadbridleway · 190 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 190 mSurface grassPath type: track

Heath Roadbridleway · 331 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 331 mSurface grassPath type: track

Heath Roadbridleway · 152 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 152 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,098 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,098 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Chiffchaff · Grey Wagtail · Gadwall · Snipe · Mandarin Duck +69

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little OwlAthene noctua
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Common GullLarus canus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Barn OwlTyto alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,098 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Chiffchaff · Grey Wagtail · Gadwall · Snipe · Mandarin Duck +69

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mute SwanCygnus olor
TealAnas crecca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little OwlAthene noctua
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Common GullLarus canus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
RobinErithacus rubecula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Barn OwlTyto alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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