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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Mmmm...Sandwiches and Salads — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Mmmm...Sandwiches and Salads — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Volucella inanis, Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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Wildlife to spot

22,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds76 species

winterautumn

2025

Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wigeon +71

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus
GadwallMareca strepera
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PochardAythya ferina
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common GullLarus canus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Water RailRallus aquaticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

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Mammals2 species

springautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Volucella inanis · Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +26

Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Sphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppellii
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants42 species

autumnwinter

2025

Sun Spurge · Flax · White Campion · Musk-mallow · Common Knapweed +37

Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
White CampionSilene latifolia
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
ElmUlmus
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HopHumulus lupulus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Black BryonyTamus communis
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,054 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterautumn

2025

Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wigeon +71

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus
GadwallMareca strepera
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PochardAythya ferina
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common GullLarus canus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Water RailRallus aquaticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Volucella inanis · Birch Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +26

Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Sphaerophoria rueppelliiSphaerophoria rueppellii
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants42 species

autumnwinter

2025

Sun Spurge · Flax · White Campion · Musk-mallow · Common Knapweed +37

Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
White CampionSilene latifolia
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
ElmUlmus
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HopHumulus lupulus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Black BryonyTamus communis
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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