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54.94093, -1.58552
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ☀️ 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
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ☀️ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Rosebay Willowherb, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +26 more · last seen 2026
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🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,828 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,828 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Mallard +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Maidenhair Spleenwort
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,828 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Mallard +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Hart's-Tongue · Shepherd's-purse · Maidenhair Spleenwort
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas 