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3 ha

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Limnephilidae, Non-biting midges, Mystacides azurea +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilidae, Non-biting midges, Mystacides azurea +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Harcamlow Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Lime Tree WalkWalking route

Named route

Kitchen Garden WalkWalking route

Named route

Temple WalkWalking route

Named route

Cherry Garden Lanepublic footpath · 72 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird +30

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit +3

Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
CatFelis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects42 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Limnephilidae · Non-biting midges · Mystacides azurea · Sericostoma personatum · Baetis +37

LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
BaetisBaetis
AgapetusAgapetus
MystacidesMystacides
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2025
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
CaenisCaenis2025
Adicella reductaAdicella reducta
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Black fliesSimuliidae
caddisfliesTrichoptera
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
ScirtidaeScirtidae2025
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
DasyheleaDasyhelea
LimnephilusLimnephilus2025
Lype phaeopaLype phaeopa2025
LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae2025
DixellaDixella2025
Meniscus MidgeDixidae2025
TanytarsusTanytarsus2025
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2025
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025
Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2025
PsychomyiidaePsychomyiidae2025
Centroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolum2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
CaenidaeCaenidae2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird +30

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit +3

Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
CatFelis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects42 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Limnephilidae · Non-biting midges · Mystacides azurea · Sericostoma personatum · Baetis +37

LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
BaetisBaetis
AgapetusAgapetus
MystacidesMystacides
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2025
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025
CaenisCaenis2025
Adicella reductaAdicella reducta
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Black fliesSimuliidae
caddisfliesTrichoptera
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri
SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
ScirtidaeScirtidae2025
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
DasyheleaDasyhelea
LimnephilusLimnephilus2025
Lype phaeopaLype phaeopa2025
LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae2025
DixellaDixella2025
Meniscus MidgeDixidae2025
TanytarsusTanytarsus2025
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2025
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2025
Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2025
PsychomyiidaePsychomyiidae2025
Centroptilum luteolumCentroptilum luteolum2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
CaenidaeCaenidae2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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