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Kempsford Allotment Gardens

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 209m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Allotments

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

Thames PathWalking route296 km

Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route

Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

10,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds97 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Chiffchaff · Lapwing +92

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
RavenCorvus corax
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common TernSterna hirundo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
RedshankTringa totanus
Little OwlAthene noctua
SwiftApus apus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
KnotCalidris canutus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
CuckooCuculus canorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus

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Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2026

Emperor Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird +13

Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Primrose · Early Dog-violet · Red Dead-nettle

PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,103 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds97 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Chiffchaff · Lapwing +92

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
CootFulica atra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
RavenCorvus corax
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common TernSterna hirundo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
RedshankTringa totanus
Little OwlAthene noctua
SwiftApus apus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
KnotCalidris canutus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
CuckooCuculus canorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
NuthatchSitta europaea
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2026

Emperor Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird +13

Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Primrose · Early Dog-violet · Red Dead-nettle

PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 andrew auger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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