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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.14241, -4.01188
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hard-fern, Water-pepper, Fox-tail Feather-moss +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network National Route 82
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route834 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 834 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route747 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 747 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route229 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route333 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 333 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Spotted Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Swallow +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects27 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti · Cicadella viridis +22
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hard-fern · Rowan · Bank Haircap · Honeysuckle · Sessile Oak +12
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common Tamarisk-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Spotted Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Swallow +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects27 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti · Cicadella viridis +22
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
🌿Plants17 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hard-fern · Rowan · Bank Haircap · Honeysuckle · Sessile Oak +12
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common Tamarisk-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thuidium tamariscinum
Thuidium tamariscinum
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumPale ToadflaxLinaria repensPale ToadflaxLinaria repensEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola riviniana