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The Holt Park

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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52.30555, -1.52061

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Magpie, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Magpie, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — False Oat-grass, Cock's-foot, Cow Parsley +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Oat-grass, Cock's-foot, Cow Parsley +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

A Coventry WayWalking route

Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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

🚴

Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National 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 route471 m

Named routeRef 41Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

24,604 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,604 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +26

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
HoopoeUpupa epops2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects35 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Polydrusus formosus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +30

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Small Black AntLasius niger
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Green DrakeEphemera danica
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants39 species

summerautumn

2026

False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Hogweed +34

False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
English ElmUlmus procera2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
SaginaSagina2025
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,604 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +26

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
HoopoeUpupa epops2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects35 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Polydrusus formosus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +30

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Small Black AntLasius niger
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Green DrakeEphemera danica
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants39 species

summerautumn

2026

False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Common Nettle · Cow Parsley · Hogweed +34

False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
English ElmUlmus procera2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
SaginaSagina2025
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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