Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.59923, -1.12848
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦16+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦16+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, 7-spot Ladybird +278 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 38 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: residential
Chalmore Gardenspublic footpath · 232 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 232 mPath type: residential
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route895 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 895 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
43,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
43,674 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +8
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- SquirrelSciurus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Black Rustic +78
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
- Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,674 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +8
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Squirrel · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- SquirrelSciurus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Black Rustic +78
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
- Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata
Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2025Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Codling MothCydia pomonella2025Codling MothCydia pomonella2025European Corn-borerOstrinia nubilalis2025European Corn-borerOstrinia nubilalis2025Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025Early GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiCommon QuakerOrthosia cerasiHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025Pellitory BeautyCosmopterix pulchrimella2025Pellitory BeautyCosmopterix pulchrimella2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025Dusky-lemon SallowCirrhia gilvago2025Dusky-lemon SallowCirrhia gilvago2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2025Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025SallowCirrhia icteritia2025Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2025Clancy's RusticCaradrina kadenii2025Psammotettix alienusPsammotettix alienus2025Psammotettix alienusPsammotettix alienus2025Erzaleus metriusErzaleus metrius2025Erzaleus metriusErzaleus metrius2025Cicadula floriCicadula flori2025Cicadula floriCicadula flori2025Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus2025Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus2025Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis2025Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis2025Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2025Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2025Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata2025Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Rusty DotUdea ferrugalis2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2025Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla2025Brindled Poplar TortrixEpinotia nisella2025Brindled Poplar TortrixEpinotia nisella2025Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025Grey Gorse PiercerCydia ulicetana2025Grey Gorse PiercerCydia ulicetana2025Dark Bordered PearlEvergestis limbata2025Dark Bordered PearlEvergestis limbata2025Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2025Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025ColeophoraColeophora2025ColeophoraColeophora2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025White-pointMythimna albipuncta2025Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2025Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2025Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2025YponomeutaYponomeuta2025YponomeutaYponomeuta2025Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025Small EmeraldHemistola chrysoprasaria2025Small EmeraldHemistola chrysoprasaria2025Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Gymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum2025Gymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum2025Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2025Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Tachina feraTachina fera2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Scarce Bordered StrawHelicoverpa armigera2025Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025Events & 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