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Mill Hope

1 ha

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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59.20890, -2.75773

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Common Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Common Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Common Gull, Redshank +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Common Gull, Redshank +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Crowberry agg., Tufted Vetch +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Crowberry agg., Tufted Vetch +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Common Gull, Redshank +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Common Gull, Redshank +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Black Darter · last seen 2022; Insects — Black Darter · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Eday Heritage WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,545 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,545 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Redshank · Mallard · Herring Gull · Teal +50

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GannetMorus bassanus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
EiderSomateria mollissima
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
PochardAythya ferina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024

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Plants10 species

summer

2025

Crowberry agg. · Cross-leaved Heath · Tufted Vetch · Heath Bedstraw · Lousewort +5

Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,545 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Redshank · Mallard · Herring Gull · Teal +50

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedshankTringa totanus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
RavenCorvus corax
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GannetMorus bassanus2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
EiderSomateria mollissima
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
PochardAythya ferina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Crowberry agg. · Cross-leaved Heath · Tufted Vetch · Heath Bedstraw · Lousewort +5

Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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