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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha
Getting here
51.71749, -3.13477
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Peacock +120 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Redshank +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km91 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 492Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 492National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 467Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 467National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 465Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 465National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network 466Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 466National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 492Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route278 m▾
Named routeRef 467Length 278 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
The Guardian, Parc Arael Griffin, Six Bells
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,105 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,105 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Starling · Skylark +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +12
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Redshank · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bristly Haircap · Silky Forklet-moss +36
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
- Polytrichum commune s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,105 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Starling · Skylark +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +12
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Redshank · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bristly Haircap · Silky Forklet-moss +36
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
- Polytrichum commune s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornisGreen Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornisMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2024Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2024Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2024Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024White StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumCommon ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2024Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2024Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2024Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2024Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2024Hill NotchwortBarbilophozia sudetica2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2024Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2024Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2024Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2024Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2024Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2024Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2024Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2024Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2024Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2024Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2024Tree-mossClimacium dendroides2024Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2024Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2024Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2024Events & activities nearby
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