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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.97739, -3.49918
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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 — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Comma +39 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Snowberry, Bluebell, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycle across the BeaconsCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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839 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Pied Flycatcher +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +3
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2023
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 22-spot Ladybird · Lagria hirta · Green Shieldbug · Carabus arvensis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis2022
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Snowberry · Short-beaked Wood-moss · Greater Fork-moss · Raspberry · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2021
- Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre
- Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Pied Flycatcher +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
🦌Mammals8 species
springautumn
2026▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +3
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana2023
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 22-spot Ladybird · Lagria hirta · Green Shieldbug · Carabus arvensis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis2022
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Snowberry · Short-beaked Wood-moss · Greater Fork-moss · Raspberry · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2021
- Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre
- Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polecat
Polecat
Mustela putorius2025
Mustela putorius2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021