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Getting here
52.57373, -1.33689
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ 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
- 🐦88+ 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, Wheatear +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Redwing, Swift, Wheatear +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Leaf-miner, Blue-shot Dot, Scarlet Tiger +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Yorkshire-fog, Cock's-foot +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route▾
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,227 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,227 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
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
Scarlet Tiger · Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Blue-shot Dot · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp +39
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024
- Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Weeping Widow · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola
🌿Plants22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Creeping Buttercup · Snowdrop · Perennial Wall-rocket · Lady's Bedstraw · Honesty +17
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
- HonestyLunaria annua2024
- Sowbread
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,227 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
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
Scarlet Tiger · Hawthorn Leaf-miner · Blue-shot Dot · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Digger Wasp +39
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
- Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024
- Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2024
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Weeping Widow · Oak Mildew · Boeremia hedericola
- Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola
🌿Plants22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Creeping Buttercup · Snowdrop · Perennial Wall-rocket · Lady's Bedstraw · Honesty +17
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
- HonestyLunaria annua2024
- Sowbread
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Golden DotStigmella aurella2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024March MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaEupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Dasineura 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 proxima2024Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Poplar KnucklehornCladius grandis2024Common 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 cerasicolella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2024Norway 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 fabriciana2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2024Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2024Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Cyclamen hederifolium2024
Cyclamen hederifolium2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024ElmUlmus2024ElmUlmus2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023