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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.75028, -4.59853
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 4 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 4 🐕 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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Bramble +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Colby Woodland Garden Walk, Colby Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Explore secret spaces & historic features on this family walk, with wildlife along the way. Visit the Walled Garden, meadows & follow woodland paths with glimpses of the sea from the highest viewpoint. There are picnic spots & a longer trail option.
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 00:45-01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Colby Estate Forest and Field Walk, Colby Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Colby Estate Little Craig Y Borian Walk, Colby Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Colby Estate Streamside Walk, Colby Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:00=01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Route WCP Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map Pilgrims Way public footpath · 711 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 711 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Pilgrims Way public footpath · 201 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 201 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map Pilgrims Way public footpath · 275 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 275 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 4.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 4.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 15.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Phasianus colchicus torquatus Phasianus colchicus torquatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Rabbit · Bank Vole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2021 ▾
Common Toad
Rhingia campestris · Small Black Ant · Yellow Meadow Ant · Rhingia rostrata · Leucozona lucorum +27
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023 Small Black Ant Lasius niger2023 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2023 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2023 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Wilson's Honeysuckle · Butterfly-bush · Rhododendron · Montbretia · Cherry Laurel +5
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Phasianus colchicus torquatus Phasianus colchicus torquatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Rabbit · Bank Vole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2021 ▾
Common Toad
Rhingia campestris · Small Black Ant · Yellow Meadow Ant · Rhingia rostrata · Leucozona lucorum +27
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2023 Small Black Ant Lasius niger2023 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2023 Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata2023 Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2023 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Wilson's Honeysuckle · Butterfly-bush · Rhododendron · Montbretia · Cherry Laurel +5
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2023
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2023
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Melanostoma Melanostoma2023
Melanostoma Melanostoma2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Eristalis Eristalis2023
Eristalis Eristalis2023
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2023
Criorhina floccosa Criorhina floccosa2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2023
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2022
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2022 Wall Cotoneaster
Wall Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
an Eyebright Euphrasia tetraquetra2023
an Eyebright Euphrasia tetraquetra2023 