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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
53.45969, -1.03465
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Wigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 400m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Wigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 400m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Garganey +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Garganey +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Black Ant, Yellow Meadow Ant, Hairy Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Yellow Star-thistle, Hawthorn +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Northern Racing School training track: aerial 2014
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Wildlife to spot
9,001 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,001 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Little Ringed Plover · Peregrine · Hobby · Garganey · Barn Owl +10
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Small Black Ant · Yellow Meadow Ant · Metopoplax ditomoides · Psammotettix alienus · Myrmica scabrinodis +4
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Metopoplax ditomoidesMetopoplax ditomoides
- Psammotettix alienusPsammotettix alienus
- Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dusky Ant
Yellow Star-thistle · Wild Marjoram · Greater Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Cat's-ear +106
- Yellow Star-thistleCentaurea solstitialis
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Ash
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,001 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Little Ringed Plover · Peregrine · Hobby · Garganey · Barn Owl +10
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Small Black Ant · Yellow Meadow Ant · Metopoplax ditomoides · Psammotettix alienus · Myrmica scabrinodis +4
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Metopoplax ditomoidesMetopoplax ditomoides
- Psammotettix alienusPsammotettix alienus
- Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dusky Ant
Yellow Star-thistle · Wild Marjoram · Greater Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Cat's-ear +106
- Yellow Star-thistleCentaurea solstitialis
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Ash
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Formica fusca
Formica fusca
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataFraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glaziovianaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasSoapwortSaponaria officinalisSoapwortSaponaria officinalisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaWood-RushLuzulaWood-RushLuzulaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSpiked SedgeCarex spicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataIndet. ComfreySymphytumIndet. ComfreySymphytumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCommon FiddleneckAmsinckia micranthaCommon FiddleneckAmsinckia micranthaHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairaeSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairaeYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaKnotgrassPolygonumKnotgrassPolygonumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusNarrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuisNarrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuisOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisGolden DockRumex maritimusGolden DockRumex maritimusSmooth Cat's-earHypochaeris glabraSmooth Cat's-earHypochaeris glabraNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica