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Getting here
52.22739, -1.18103
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- ☀️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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +99 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Wavy Hair-Grass, Beech +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
🌿Plants97 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Horsetail · Creeping Thistle · Perennial Rye-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Meadow Buttercup +92
- Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
🌿Plants97 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Horsetail · Creeping Thistle · Perennial Rye-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Meadow Buttercup +92
- Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Campion
Red Campion
Silene dioica
Silene dioica
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineElmUlmusElmUlmusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWinter-CressBarbareaWinter-CressBarbareaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Juncus acutiflorus or articulatusJuncus acutiflorus or articulatus2024Juncus acutiflorus or articulatusJuncus acutiflorus or articulatus2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2024Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023