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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
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Getting here
52.88298, -1.28752
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾The Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾The Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Black-headed Gull, Dunnock +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Goldfinch, Black-headed Gull, Dunnock +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Green-veined White +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, Common Mallow +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route▾
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route▾
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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New Sawley Methodist church, Tamworth Road
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Wildlife to spot
31,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,260 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Swift +7
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Leisler's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Red-eared Terrapin
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker +36
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Ragweed · Skullcap · Great Willowherb · White Poplar · Chicory +26
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- White PoplarPopulus alba
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Rough Bristle-grassSetaria verticillata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,260 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Swift +7
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Leisler's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Red-eared Terrapin
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker +36
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Ragweed · Skullcap · Great Willowherb · White Poplar · Chicory +26
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- White PoplarPopulus alba
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
- Rough Bristle-grassSetaria verticillata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025MystacidesMystacides2025MystacidesMystacides2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2025Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025BaetisBaetis2025BaetisBaetis2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2025Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2025Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025Tropical Finger-grassDigitaria ciliarisTropical Finger-grassDigitaria ciliarisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisDwarf MallowMalva neglectaDwarf MallowMalva neglectaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumLesser BulrushTypha angustifoliaLesser BulrushTypha angustifoliaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusRigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersumRigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersumReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima