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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.17217, 0.62377
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Turtle Dove, Woodpigeon, Starling +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Turtle Dove, Woodpigeon, Starling +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Large White, Gatekeeper +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Greensand WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,188 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Hobby +13
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +18
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Early Bumblebee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,188 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Turtle Dove · Nightingale · Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Hobby +13
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Western Honey Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird +18
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Early Bumblebee
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2023
Rattus norvegicus2023
Bombus pratorum2024
Bombus pratorum2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2024Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2024Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2024Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023Tachina feraTachina fera2022Tachina feraTachina fera2022Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2021Events & activities nearby
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