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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 360m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 360m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 12

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue Shieldbug, 24-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue Shieldbug, 24-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Gunwade TrailWalking route

Named route

Ham Mere TrailWalking route

Named route

Bluebell TrailWalking route

Named route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

183 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Dodds CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

75,691 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

75,691 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Starling · Collared Dove · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +43

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Muntjac

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Blue Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
EupeodesEupeodes

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Groundsel · Rue-leaved Saxifrage

GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

75,691 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Long-tailed Tit · Starling · Collared Dove · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +43

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Muntjac

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Blue Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
EupeodesEupeodes

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Groundsel · Rue-leaved Saxifrage

GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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