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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.16461, 0.54443
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Barn Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Barn Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Swift +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Swift +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Small White +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Winter Aconite, Upright Hedge-parsley, Primrose +181 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW05Local walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,551 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,551 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFieldfare · Turtle Dove · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +14
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- FrogRana
🐝Insects33 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +28
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants95 species
springsummer
2026▾
Upright Hedge-parsley · Winter Aconite · Meadow Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Ground-ivy +90
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Cowslip
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,551 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFieldfare · Turtle Dove · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +14
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Common Shrew
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- FrogRana
🐝Insects33 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +28
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants95 species
springsummer
2026▾
Upright Hedge-parsley · Winter Aconite · Meadow Vetchling · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Ground-ivy +90
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Cowslip
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisHarpalus affinisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorLesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae2024Lesser Water-BoatmanCorixidae20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2024Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Tipula vittataTipula vittata2024Tipula vittataTipula vittata2024Primula veris
Primula veris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaBlack HorehoundBallota nigra2025Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Sickle MedickMedicago sativa subsp. falcata2025Sickle MedickMedicago sativa subsp. falcata2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025White BryonyBryonia dioica2025White BryonyBryonia dioica2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrambleRubusBrambleRubusIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025CharlockSinapis arvensis2025CharlockSinapis arvensis2025Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025HemlockConium maculatum2025HemlockConium maculatum2025BorageBorago officinalis2025BorageBorago officinalis2025Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2025Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2025Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2025Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2024Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2024MistletoeViscum album2024MistletoeViscum album2024