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Getting here
52.55321, -1.37856
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 118m 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 — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Scarlet Tiger +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rat's-tail Fescue, Springbeauty, Crescent-cup Liverwort +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km34 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
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Footpath V35Walking route▾
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Footpath U50Walking route▾
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Footpath V23Walking route▾
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Bridleway U52Walking route▾
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7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route673 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 673 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route857 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 857 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route466 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 466 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Robin · Mallard +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Scarlet Tiger · Mystacides longicornis · Common Darter · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Western Honey Bee +76
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
🌿Plants9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Springbeauty · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Shining Crane's-bill · Black Nightshade +4
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,235 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Blackbird · Robin · Mallard +16
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Scarlet Tiger · Mystacides longicornis · Common Darter · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Western Honey Bee +76
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
🌿Plants9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Springbeauty · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Shining Crane's-bill · Black Nightshade +4
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2025Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2025Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025SimuliumSimulium2025SimuliumSimulium2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025RhyacophilaRhyacophila2025RhyacophilaRhyacophila2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2025Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025Acidia cognataAcidia cognata2025Acidia cognataAcidia cognata2025Drepanepteryx phalaenoidesDrepanepteryx phalaenoides2025Drepanepteryx phalaenoidesDrepanepteryx phalaenoides2025Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2025Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2025Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2025White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2025White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2025Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2025Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2025Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2025Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Waved UmberMenophra abruptaria2025Waved UmberMenophra abruptaria2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2025Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025PeacockAglais io2025PeacockAglais io2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata20252025
2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis2025Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025Grape HyacinthMuscari2025Grape HyacinthMuscari2025