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Park Closes moated lodge, 130m south west of Park Farm

1 ha

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Himalayan Balsam +113 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Himalayan Balsam +113 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Hazel, Common Chickweed +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

9,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Swift · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +70

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
MagpiePica pica2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Common GullLarus canus2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
GreenshankTringa nebularia2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
CootFulica atra2021
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Little StintCalidris minuta2021
TealAnas crecca2021
White-tailed PloverVanellus leucurus2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Barn OwlTyto alba2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
American MinkNeovison vison2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
MoleTalpa europaea2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle +5

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2021

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,608 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Swift · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +70

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
MagpiePica pica2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Common GullLarus canus2022
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
GreenshankTringa nebularia2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
CootFulica atra2021
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Little StintCalidris minuta2021
TealAnas crecca2021
White-tailed PloverVanellus leucurus2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
Barn OwlTyto alba2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog · American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
American MinkNeovison vison2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
MoleTalpa europaea2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐝

Insects10 species

summerautumn

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle +5

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2021

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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