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Getting here
51.76919, -4.36160
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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 House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 288m away — 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 House Sparrow and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 288m 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 — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Eristalis arbustorum, Painted Lady +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Sea Club-rush, Perennial Sow-thistle +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Route WCPWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,908 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,908 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springwinter
2026▾
Dunnock · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +36
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects69 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis · Sulphur Beetle · Eristalis nemorum +64
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- EristalisEristalis2025
- Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Hart's-Tongue · Primrose · Common Nettle · Atlantic Ivy · Bittersweet +13
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
- Prickly Saltwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,908 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springwinter
2026▾
Dunnock · Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +36
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects69 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis · Sulphur Beetle · Eristalis nemorum +64
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- EristalisEristalis2025
- Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Hart's-Tongue · Primrose · Common Nettle · Atlantic Ivy · Bittersweet +13
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
- Prickly Saltwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Turnip Tigress
Turnip Tigress
Athalia rosae2025
Athalia rosae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2025Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Tigress SawfliesAthalia2025Tigress SawfliesAthalia2025Isomira murinaIsomira murina2025Isomira murinaIsomira murina2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025PhilosepedonPhilosepedonPhilosepedonPhilosepedonApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumParadromius linearisParadromius linearisParadromius linearisParadromius linearisCarabid BeetleCarabidaeCarabid BeetleCarabidaePhalacridaePhalacridaePhalacridaePhalacridaePhilosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralisGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisHypera conmaculataHypera conmaculataHypera conmaculataHypera conmaculataAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalisAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseNotostira elongataNotostira elongataNotostira elongataNotostira elongataCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaThysanopteraThysanopteraThysanopteraThysanopteraNon-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeCicadulaCicadula2025CicadulaCicadula2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola2025Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola2025Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2025Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025PogonusPogonus2025PogonusPogonus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025HarpalusHarpalus2025HarpalusHarpalus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Dune RobberflyPhilonicus albiceps2025Dune RobberflyPhilonicus albiceps2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025MinettiaMinettia2025MinettiaMinettia2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Dune ChaferAnomala dubia2025Dune ChaferAnomala dubia2025Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2025Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus2025Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025FanniaFannia2025FanniaFannia2025Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum2025Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum2025BicellariaBicellaria2025BicellariaBicellaria2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025RhamphomyiaRhamphomyia2025RhamphomyiaRhamphomyia2025Pied-winged RobberflyPamponerus germanicus2025Pied-winged RobberflyPamponerus germanicus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Marram WeevilPhilopedon plagiatum2025Marram WeevilPhilopedon plagiatum2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Salsola kali2025
Salsola kali2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2025Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025DewberryRubus caesius2025DewberryRubus caesius2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella2025Sea BindweedCalystegia soldanella2025