Ocean Road Open Space 35 ha
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52.63987, -1.06437
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Jelly Ear, Shaggy Inkcap +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cushion Bracket, Jelly Ear, Shaggy Inkcap +8 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood, Broad-bodied Chaser +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Speckled Wood, Broad-bodied Chaser +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Common Ragwort, Meadow Buttercup +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Common Ragwort, Meadow Buttercup +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Raspberry +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 6 Flood Diversion Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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56,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,218 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +24
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Myotis Bat species +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Myotis Bat species Myotis2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 🐝 Insects 73 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Shuttle-shaped Dart · Box Tree Moth · Broad-bodied Chaser · Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug +68
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cedar Cup
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Raspberry · Druce's Crane's-bill · Fox-and-cubs +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,218 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +24
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Myotis Bat species +3
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Myotis Bat species Myotis2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 🐝 Insects 73 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Shuttle-shaped Dart · Box Tree Moth · Broad-bodied Chaser · Oak Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug +68
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cedar Cup
Cedar Cup Geopora sumneriana 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Raspberry · Druce's Crane's-bill · Fox-and-cubs +11
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025 Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025 Elephant Hawk-moth
Elephant Hawk-moth
Deilephila elpenor
Deilephila elpenor
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Small Magpie Anania hortulata
Small Magpie Anania hortulata
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Aulagromyza populi Aulagromyza populi
Aulagromyza populi Aulagromyza populi
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Old Lady Mormo maura
Old Lady Mormo maura
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Miller Acronicta leporina
Miller Acronicta leporina
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri
Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Riband Wave Idaea aversata
Sycamore Acronicta aceris
Sycamore Acronicta aceris
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana
Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Purple Emperor Apatura iris
Purple Emperor Apatura iris
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Timothy Tortrix Zelotherses paleana
Timothy Tortrix Zelotherses paleana
Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella
Cocksfoot Moth Glyphipterix simpliciella
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Lesser Burdock
Lesser Burdock
Arctium minus2025
Arctium minus2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 