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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.63276, 0.41817
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Peter's WayWalking route66 km▾
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Footpath 25public footpath · 132 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 132 mPath type: footway
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route194 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route107 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,646 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +4
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Varied Carpet Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,646 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva cinctella · Epistrophe eligans · Bibio lanigerus · 2-spot Ladybird +4
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Varied Carpet Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025