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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.42112, -0.80142
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The T Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The T Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tipula pagana, Acrossus rufipes +55 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,043 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKingfisher · Great Crested Grebe · Goldfinch · Wren · Song Thrush +5
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CootFulica atra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Tipula confusa · Limnephilus lunatus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +6
- Tipula confusaTipula confusa2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
🌿Plants116 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Dead-nettle · Ivy · Oxeye Daisy · Wood Avens · Common Chickweed +111
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- IvyHedera helix
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Rubus ulmifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,043 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKingfisher · Great Crested Grebe · Goldfinch · Wren · Song Thrush +5
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CootFulica atra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Tipula confusa · Limnephilus lunatus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +6
- Tipula confusaTipula confusa2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
🌿Plants116 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Dead-nettle · Ivy · Oxeye Daisy · Wood Avens · Common Chickweed +111
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- IvyHedera helix
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Rubus ulmifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius
White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBlack BentAgrostis giganteaBlack BentAgrostis giganteaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Blue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGarden StrawberryFragaria ananassaGarden StrawberryFragaria ananassaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaAustrian PinePinus nigraAustrian PinePinus nigraCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisLamb's-earStachys byzantinaLamb's-earStachys byzantina