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Getting here
52.41095, -0.71650
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Dark-edged Bee-fly +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
25,213 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,213 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +44
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PochardAythya ferina
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Black Bryony · Hedge Mustard · Daisy · Salad Burnet · Perennial Sow-thistle +67
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,213 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +44
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PochardAythya ferina
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Black Bryony · Hedge Mustard · Daisy · Salad Burnet · Perennial Sow-thistle +67
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLindenTiliaLindenTiliaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusFlaxLinum usitatissimumFlaxLinum usitatissimumHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreFern-grassCatapodium rigidumFern-grassCatapodium rigidumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraElmUlmusElmUlmusPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumEvents & activities nearby
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