Wood Street Community Park
3 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.57704, -1.31863
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Swift, Song Thrush +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Redwing, Swift, Song Thrush +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Hawthorn Parornix, Blue-shot Dot +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Thistle, Rough Meadow-grass +90 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
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Bridleway V53Walking route▾
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Bridleway V29Walking route▾
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Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
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War Memorial along Wood Street
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Wildlife to spot
9,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Swift · Meadow Pipit · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush +34
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Hawthorn Parornix · Blue-shot Dot · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp +47
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024
- Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024
- Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Weeping Widow · Parrot Waxcap · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola
Oxeye Daisy · Pyramidal Orchid · Perennial Wall-rocket · Honesty · Sowbread +16
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia
- HonestyLunaria annua
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,531 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Swift · Meadow Pipit · Tawny Owl · Song Thrush +34
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Hawthorn Parornix · Blue-shot Dot · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp +47
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024
- Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024
- Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Weeping Widow · Parrot Waxcap · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
- Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola
Oxeye Daisy · Pyramidal Orchid · Perennial Wall-rocket · Honesty · Sowbread +16
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia
- HonestyLunaria annua
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024March MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaEupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2024Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2024Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2024Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2024Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2024Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2024Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2024Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2024Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2024Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2024Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2024Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2023Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2023Thistle Case-bearerColeophora peribenanderi2023Thistle Case-bearerColeophora peribenanderi2023Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2023Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2023Bindweed SleeperBedellia somnulentella2023Bindweed SleeperBedellia somnulentella20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2023Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2023House-flyMusca domestica2023House-flyMusca domestica2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusElmUlmusElmUlmusSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDogwoodCornus sanguinea2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2023Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023YewTaxus baccata2023YewTaxus baccata2023Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023