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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.20012, -3.02478
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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 Robin and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — 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 Robin and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Dipper +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Daubenton's Bat, Rabbit +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Deceiver, Iodine Bonnet, Torth Felen +173 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Informal recreation area, Kington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,064 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,064 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Dipper · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Blackbird +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
🦌Mammals10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Yellow-necked Mouse · Polecat · Hedgehog +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Oedemera femoralis +16
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Butterfly-bush · Sanicle · Great Plait-moss · Aloe Haircap · Smooth Meadow-grass +5
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- SanicleSanicula europaea2024
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024
- Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,064 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Dipper · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Blackbird +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
🦌Mammals10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Yellow-necked Mouse · Polecat · Hedgehog +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Oedemera femoralis +16
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Butterfly-bush · Sanicle · Great Plait-moss · Aloe Haircap · Smooth Meadow-grass +5
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- SanicleSanicula europaea2024
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2024
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2024
- Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2023
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
MoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaOtterLutra lutraOtterLutra lutraBadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes20242025
2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Yellow May DunHeptagenia sulphurea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025DolerusDolerus2025DolerusDolerus2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025ChaoborusChaoborus2024ChaoborusChaoborus2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Pyrrhidium sanguineumPyrrhidium sanguineum2024Pyrrhidium sanguineumPyrrhidium sanguineum202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2023Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas20232023
2023
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2023Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2023Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2023Events & activities nearby
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