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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.26796, 0.63165
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 340m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 340m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, Common Ragwort, Common Mallow +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Westgate Run Walk RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 km
Lark Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Woodland Closepublic footpath · 132 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 132 mPath type: residential
Welham Lanepublic footpath · 305 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 305 mPath type: residential
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Village green and pond, Risby
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,175 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Linnet · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swallow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Red Deer · Brown Hare
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Pseudovadonia livida +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
Wild Teasel · Lesser Celandine · Red Clover · Scented Mayweed · Bristly Oxtongue +18
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,175 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Linnet · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swallow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2024▾
Red Deer · Brown Hare
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐝Insects16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Pseudovadonia livida +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
- Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023
Wild Teasel · Lesser Celandine · Red Clover · Scented Mayweed · Bristly Oxtongue +18
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensisSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2023Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2023Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2023Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumDockRumexDockRumexThistleCirsiumThistleCirsiumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRagwortSenecioRagwortSenecioButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisSnowdropGalanthusSnowdropGalanthusBoxBuxus sempervirens2024BoxBuxus sempervirens2024Hoary MulleinVerbascum pulverulentum2024Hoary MulleinVerbascum pulverulentum2024FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023White CampionSilene latifolia2023Siberian SquillScilla siberica2023Siberian SquillScilla siberica2023Events & activities nearby
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