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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 274m 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, Blackbird, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Plea minutissima, Common Water-Boatman +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
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Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
89 signed routes nearby
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Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dodds CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
36,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
36,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Rook · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +11
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Plea minutissima · Common Water-Boatman · 7-spot Ladybird · Saucer Bug · Hesperocorixa sahlbergi +15
- Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025
- Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025
- Hesperocorixa linnaei
Common Reed · Goat Willow · Ash · White Dead-nettle · Osier +118
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- OsierSalix viminalis2025
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,965 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Rook · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +11
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Plea minutissima · Common Water-Boatman · 7-spot Ladybird · Saucer Bug · Hesperocorixa sahlbergi +15
- Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2025
- Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025
- Hesperocorixa linnaei
Common Reed · Goat Willow · Ash · White Dead-nettle · Osier +118
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- OsierSalix viminalis2025
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hesperocorixa linnaei2025
Hesperocorixa linnaei2025
Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulataMicrovelia (Microvelia) reticulata2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansCantharisCantharisCantharisCantharisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorPunctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta2025Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta2025Hesperocorixa moestaHesperocorixa moesta2025Hesperocorixa moestaHesperocorixa moesta2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis2025Corixa panzeriCorixa panzeri2025Corixa panzeriCorixa panzeri2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Pedunculate Oak
Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur2025
Quercus robur2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characiasMediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characiasIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii2025Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2025Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025HemlockConium maculatum2025HemlockConium maculatum2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025BeetBeta vulgaris2025BeetBeta vulgaris2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2025Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2025HopHumulus lupulus2025HopHumulus lupulus2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2025Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2025Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2025Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2025Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2025Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2025Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2025Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025OatAvena sativa2025OatAvena sativa2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2025Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025White WillowSalix alba2025White WillowSalix alba2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum2025Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025