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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 314m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 314m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Maurice Britton WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lodge Lanepublic footpath · 267 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mPath type: service

Station Roadpublic footpath · 50 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

19,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Dunlin · Magpie +59

CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina
MagpiePica pica
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KnotCalidris canutus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

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Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2025

Curlew · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Dunlin · Magpie +59

CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunlinCalidris alpina
MagpiePica pica
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
KnotCalidris canutus
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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