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Getting here
51.91188, -4.84492
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 47
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 47
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Robin, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Avens, Sycamore +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 47
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.1 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,628 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw · Goldcrest +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pygmy Shrew · Water Shrew · Wood Mouse · Badger · Mole
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +1
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Wood Avens · Sycamore · Hard-fern · Hart's-Tongue · Beech +66
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,628 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw · Goldcrest +26
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pygmy Shrew · Water Shrew · Wood Mouse · Badger · Mole
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +1
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Wood Avens · Sycamore · Hard-fern · Hart's-Tongue · Beech +66
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black-tailed Skimmer
Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Orthetrum cancellatum2025
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