🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.12851, 0.85780
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 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
- ☀️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
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Bogs & Giants WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ellingham Waypublic footpath · 94 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: unclassified
Ellingham Waypublic footpath · 187 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mPath type: unclassified
89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
NCN Regional Route 11 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
Brimstone TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Comma TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orange Tip TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,642 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Blackbird +29
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Hornet Hoverfly · Paranchus albipes · Abax parallelepipedus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird +11
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,642 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Blackbird +29
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🦌Mammals5 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Hornet Hoverfly · Paranchus albipes · Abax parallelepipedus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird +11
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Events & activities nearby
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