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Getting here
51.93140, -4.80109
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe
- ☀️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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Hogweed, Waved Silk-moss +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.6 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Station platform tableau, Rosebush
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,750 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,750 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Little Grebe · Coot · Blackbird · Wren +40
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- TealAnas crecca
- ScaupAythya marila
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +20
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
🌿Plants32 species
springautumn
2025▾
Creeping Buttercup · Selfheal · Wood Avens · Hawthorn · Red Campion +27
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,750 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Tufted Duck · Little Grebe · Coot · Blackbird · Wren +40
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- TealAnas crecca
- ScaupAythya marila
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +20
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
🌿Plants32 species
springautumn
2025▾
Creeping Buttercup · Selfheal · Wood Avens · Hawthorn · Red Campion +27
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaEristalisEristalisEristalisEristalisPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisCriorhinaCriorhinaCriorhinaCriorhinaCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensHart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi