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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 83 ha
Getting here
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Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
House Grade II* listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: NEWICK PARK
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bugle, Hemisphaeric Liverwort, Hornbeam +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Sussex Ouse Valley Way Walking route 67 km ▾
Named route Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Walk To Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Walking route 900 m ▾
Named route Length 900 m Duration 00:30 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Tolls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Earls Walk, Sheffield Park Walking route 3.4 km ▾
The southern section of this trail (through Ironsgate Mead) seasonally floods, so an alternate dry route has been suggested.
Named route Length 3.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way public footpath · 632 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 632 m Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ditchling - Cooksbridge (ESCC Cycle Route 206) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Looking across Lower Park Pond towards Newick Park
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Wildlife to spot
4,026 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Goldfinch +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Rabbit
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024 Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scarce Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Migrant Hawker +26
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator White-legged Damselfly Bugle · Hornbeam · Hogweed · Dame's-violet · Herb-Robert +17
Bugle Ajuga reptans Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Alder Alnus glutinosa Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Goldfinch +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Rabbit
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024 Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Scarce Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Migrant Hawker +26
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator White-legged Damselfly Bugle · Hornbeam · Hogweed · Dame's-violet · Herb-Robert +17
Bugle Ajuga reptans Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Alder Alnus glutinosa Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycnemis pennipes
Platycnemis pennipes
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2023
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2023
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's-broom Ruscus aculeatus
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis2023
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis2023 