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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.49513, -0.53837
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia subaurifera, Phaeophyscia nigricans, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +24 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Small White, Meadow Brown +44 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Lords-and-Ladies, Greater Celandine +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,799 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Rook +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CootFulica atra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Mole
Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua · Eristalis tenax · Bumblebee
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- BumblebeeBombus2023
🌿Plants25 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Herb-Robert · Greater Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Daisy · Common Nettle +20
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,799 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Rook +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- CootFulica atra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Mole
Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harmonia axyridis form conspicua · Eristalis tenax · Bumblebee
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- BumblebeeBombus2023
🌿Plants25 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Herb-Robert · Greater Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Daisy · Common Nettle +20
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yew
Yew
Taxus baccata2024
Taxus baccata2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2024Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus2024Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus2024Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2024Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023