Market Weston Village Green
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.35991, 0.91589
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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 Cuckoo and Chiffchaff
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Chiffchaff
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cuckoo, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Cuckoo, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Limnephilus tauricus, Azure Damselfly +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Long Riverside TrailWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Green Heathland TrailWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside TrailWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCuckoo · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Wren · Carrion Crow +42
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +16
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh Helleborine · Black Bog-rush · Marsh Pennywort · Bog Pimpernel · Beech +1
- Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris
- Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,067 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCuckoo · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Wren · Carrion Crow +42
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +16
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh Helleborine · Black Bog-rush · Marsh Pennywort · Bog Pimpernel · Beech +1
- Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris
- Black Bog-rushSchoenus nigricans
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024