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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — 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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Selfheal, Fairy Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Fairy Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Ribautiana ulmi, Valenzuela flavidus +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Ribautiana ulmi, Valenzuela flavidus +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Henry Milne WalkWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route78 m

Named routeRef 765Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route75 m

Named routeRef 76Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,482 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,482 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +33

MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects18 species

autumn

2025

Syrphus · Ribautiana ulmi · Valenzuela flavidus · Mesembrina meridiana · Acericerus heydenii +13

SyrphusSyrphus
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
PsyllidaePsyllidae
Tachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubila
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus
Palloptera ustulataPalloptera ustulata
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

White Mullein · Red Valerian · Wall Lettuce · Cat's-ear · Common Mallow

White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common MallowMalva sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,482 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +33

MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects18 species

autumn

2025

Syrphus · Ribautiana ulmi · Valenzuela flavidus · Mesembrina meridiana · Acericerus heydenii +13

SyrphusSyrphus
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
PsyllidaePsyllidae
Tachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubila
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus
Palloptera ustulataPalloptera ustulata
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

White Mullein · Red Valerian · Wall Lettuce · Cat's-ear · Common Mallow

White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common MallowMalva sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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