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Sandgate Corner

2 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
☀️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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Hurn Drovepublic footpath · 4 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: track

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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Back Droverestricted byway · 403 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 403 mPath type: track

Bedford Bank (East)bridleway · 4 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 4 kmPath type: bridleway

Hurn Droverestricted byway · 458 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 458 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

97,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

97,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2025

Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Lapwing +50

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunlinCalidris alpina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

97,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2025

Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Lapwing +50

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
RedshankTringa totanus
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunlinCalidris alpina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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