Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.53342, -0.27798
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route▾
Wildflower TrailWalking route▾
Ham Mere TrailWalking route▾
Bluebell TrailWalking route▾
185 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
Photos
Sunset Lake, Hampton Vale
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,352 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Pipistrelle Bat species · Wood Mouse
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects7 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +2
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Common Blue Damselfly
Bristly Oxtongue · Wild Teasel · Evergreen Oak · Holly · Norway Spruce +14
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Norway SprucePicea abies
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- English ElmUlmus procera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,352 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common GullLarus canus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Pipistrelle Bat species · Wood Mouse
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects7 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +2
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Common Blue Damselfly
Bristly Oxtongue · Wild Teasel · Evergreen Oak · Holly · Norway Spruce +14
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Norway SprucePicea abies
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- English ElmUlmus procera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
PhryganeidaePhryganeidae2025PhryganeidaePhryganeidae2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaEvents & activities nearby
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