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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
52.31281, -1.51873
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝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 — Swift, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Jelly Ear, Pestle Puffball, Rosy Bonnet +27 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route471 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Wildlife to spot
20,977 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,977 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Pied Wagtail · Great Tit +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- HoopoeUpupa epops2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Eristalis tenax · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Black Ant +13
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cercopis vulnerata
Cow Parsley · False Oat-grass · Common Nettle · Cock's-foot · Hogweed +33
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,977 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Pied Wagtail · Great Tit +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- HoopoeUpupa epops2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Volucella inanis · Eristalis tenax · Hornet Hoverfly · Small Black Ant +13
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cercopis vulnerata
Cow Parsley · False Oat-grass · Common Nettle · Cock's-foot · Hogweed +33
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusSmall Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWhite Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024RagwortSenecio2024RagwortSenecio2024