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Getting here
52.24767, -2.81119
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Rabbit, Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Meadow Foxtail, Creeping Buttercup +127 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Croft Ambrey WalkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound trip
Ancient Tree WalkWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound trip
Fishpool Valley walkWalking route2.4 km▾
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound trip
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,103 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dipper · Robin · Jackdaw · Swift · Blue Tit +43
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Otter · Bank Vole · Mole +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +37
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field Grasshopper
Danish Scurvygrass · Wall Speedwell · Common Vetch
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
- Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,103 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dipper · Robin · Jackdaw · Swift · Blue Tit +43
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Otter · Bank Vole · Mole +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +37
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field Grasshopper
Danish Scurvygrass · Wall Speedwell · Common Vetch
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
- Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusGreen DrakeEphemera danicaGreen DrakeEphemera danicaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataAmara familiarisAmara familiaris2024Amara familiarisAmara familiaris2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2024Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2024Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2023Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2023Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2022Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2022Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022