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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
52.66475, -1.06676
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 264m 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 — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 2-spot Ladybird, Long-winged Cone-head +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Creeping Thistle, Cow Parsley +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km135 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Photos
Footpath into park off Moulton Road, Hamilton
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Wildlife to spot
11,510 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,510 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan · Cormorant +37
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Noctule · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common Pipistrelle
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Aulagromyza populi · Cream-spot Ladybird +20
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
- Aulagromyza populiAulagromyza populi
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
🍄Fungi2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Cedar Cup · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Bartsia · Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · White Dead-nettle · Square-stalked St John's-wort +15
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
- Hoary Ragwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,510 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2026▾
Moorhen · Mallard · Coot · Mute Swan · Cormorant +37
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Noctule · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle +5
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common Pipistrelle
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Aulagromyza populi · Cream-spot Ladybird +20
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
- Aulagromyza populiAulagromyza populi
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
🍄Fungi2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Cedar Cup · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Red Bartsia · Greater Periwinkle · Dogwood · White Dead-nettle · Square-stalked St John's-wort +15
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025
- Hoary Ragwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusMoleTalpa europaea2024MoleTalpa europaea2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennellaPrivet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennellaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaePhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesKnopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamicKnopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamicDasineura rosaeDasineura rosaeDasineura rosaeDasineura rosaeEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterCurrant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexualCurrant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexualCurved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexualCurved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexualOak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexualOak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexualBlister-gall CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. sexualBlister-gall CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. sexualCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Jacobaea erucifolia2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Water CressNasturtium officinale2023Water CressNasturtium officinale2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023