Olive Branch Community Gardens
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.59736, -0.22520
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦13+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦13+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens +138 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Groundsel, Black Nightshade +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Ham Mere TrailWalking route▾
Bluebell TrailWalking route▾
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
161 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dodds CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
36,903 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,903 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
🐝Insects49 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +44
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red Dead-nettle · Wavy Bitter-cress · Springbeauty · Nipplewort · Primrose +16
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,903 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
🐝Insects49 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +44
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red Dead-nettle · Wavy Bitter-cress · Springbeauty · Nipplewort · Primrose +16
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas