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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.79105, -4.53938
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕The Old Mill — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕The Old Mill — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Nuthatch +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Soprano Pipistrelle, Common Pipistrelle, Noctule +25 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Azure Damselfly, Meadow Grasshopper +58 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Holly, Japanese Knotweed +87 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route WCPWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route37 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 37 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route696 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 696 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route388 m▾
Named routeRef 4Length 388 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,974 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,974 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Rook · House Sparrow · Siskin · Blue Tit · Robin +25
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- TealAnas crecca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Harvest Mouse +7
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2022
- Common Pipistrelle
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Meadow Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Gooseberry Nematine · Beautiful Demoiselle · Painted Lady +19
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Common Gooseberry NematineEuura ribesii2022
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2023▾
Himalayan Balsam · Wall-rue · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Japanese Knotweed · Pellitory-of-the-wall +7
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,974 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Rook · House Sparrow · Siskin · Blue Tit · Robin +25
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- TealAnas crecca
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2020
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Harvest Mouse +7
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2022
- Common Pipistrelle
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Meadow Grasshopper · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Gooseberry Nematine · Beautiful Demoiselle · Painted Lady +19
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Common Gooseberry NematineEuura ribesii2022
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2023▾
Himalayan Balsam · Wall-rue · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Japanese Knotweed · Pellitory-of-the-wall +7
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusStoatMustela erminea2022StoatMustela erminea2022Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2022Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2022Water VoleArvicola amphibius2020Water VoleArvicola amphibius20202019
2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera2022Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022HoverflySyrphidae2022HoverflySyrphidae2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2022Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2022Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019VioletViolaVioletViolaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBrambleRubus2022BrambleRubus2022