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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Rabbit +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +220 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 km2 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
Harman's Yardpublic footpath · 23 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
Downs Crescentpublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mPath type: residential
Downs Crescentpublic footpath · 11 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: residential
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route4.5 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
8,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,724 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Swift · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Muntjac +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Indet. SnakeSerpentes2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects49 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dryope flaveola · Jersey Tiger · Neomyia cornicina · Phaonia tuguriorum · Oenopia conglobata +44
- Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
- Oenopia conglobataOenopia conglobata2025
Ivy · Pedunculate Oak · Perennial Rye-grass · Spindle · Red Dead-nettle +4
- IvyHedera helix
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,724 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Swift · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Muntjac +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Indet. SnakeSerpentes2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects49 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dryope flaveola · Jersey Tiger · Neomyia cornicina · Phaonia tuguriorum · Oenopia conglobata +44
- Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola
- Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
- Oenopia conglobataOenopia conglobata2025
Ivy · Pedunculate Oak · Perennial Rye-grass · Spindle · Red Dead-nettle +4
- IvyHedera helix
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2022Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Macronychia doliniMacronychia dolini2025Macronychia doliniMacronychia dolini2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalusPhylus (Phylus) melanocephalus2025Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2025Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2025Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2025Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2025Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2024Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2024Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2024Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2024Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2024Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2024Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2024Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2024Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2024Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2024Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2024Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2024Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2024Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2024Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2024Delicate SoldierOxycera nigricornis2024Delicate SoldierOxycera nigricornis2024Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2024Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2024Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2024Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2024Egle ciliataEgle ciliata2024Egle ciliataEgle ciliata2024Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2024Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2024Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis2024Trichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationis2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus2024Catops fuliginosusCatops fuliginosus2024Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023Delia platuraDelia platura2023Delia platuraDelia platura2023Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2023Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2023Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2023Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2023Tephrochlamys flavipesTephrochlamys flavipes2023Tephrochlamys flavipesTephrochlamys flavipes2023Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2023Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefolium