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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.29959, -1.63445
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 372m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Hobby
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 372m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Barn Owl +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Early Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird, Empis tessellata +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk; Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal Walk
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Middle Lock Bridgepublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: footway
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route527 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,258 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Robin · Mallard +40
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Domestic Dog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Sarcophaga · Welsh Chafer +28
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- SarcophagaSarcophaga
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- MeligethesMeligethes
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,258 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Robin · Mallard +40
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Domestic Dog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Sarcophaga · Welsh Chafer +28
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- SarcophagaSarcophaga
- Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
- MeligethesMeligethes
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
