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The Glen

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow, Starling +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow, Starling +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Shrill Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Box Tree Moth +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Shrill Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Box Tree Moth +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination; picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 174Cycling route

Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4 m

Named routeRef 174Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 174Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 174Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route483 m

Named routeRef 174Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 174Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,055 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,055 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Magpie +56

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Little TernSternula albifrons
BitternBotaurus stellaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GullLarus canus2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
SanderlingCalidris alba2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Coypu · Long-eared Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
CoypuMyocastor coypus
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects15 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Shrill Carder Bee · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +10

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shrill Carder BeeBombus sylvarum2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,055 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springautumn

2025

Oystercatcher · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Magpie +56

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Little TernSternula albifrons
BitternBotaurus stellaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common GullLarus canus2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2023
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
SanderlingCalidris alba2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2022

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Coypu · Long-eared Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
CoypuMyocastor coypus
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects15 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Firebug · 7-spot Ladybird · Shrill Carder Bee · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +10

FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shrill Carder BeeBombus sylvarum2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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