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Stillwells Nature Reserve

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 201m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 201m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Gunwade TrailWalking route

Named route

Wildflower TrailWalking route

Named route

Ham Mere TrailWalking route

Named route

Bluebell TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

186 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Dodds CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Hicks Lanebridleway · 143 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 143 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

48,464 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,464 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling · Canada Goose · Herring Gull +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,464 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling · Canada Goose · Herring Gull +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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