Vicar Water Country Park
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.15861, -1.12258
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Major Oak TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route376 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
15,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,877 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Red-legged Partridge · Tawny Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin +5
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Bracken · Bramble · Male-fern · Gorse · Common Sallow +114
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,877 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLong-tailed Tit · Red-legged Partridge · Tawny Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin +5
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Bracken · Bramble · Male-fern · Gorse · Common Sallow +114
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas