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The Severals

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📷 Sarah Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and House Martin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Waffle Hut — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and House Martin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕The Waffle Hut — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hobby, House Martin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Hobby, House Martin, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Parent Bug +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yarrow, White Clover +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Arlington Courtpublic footpath · 30 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5.2 km

Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route196 m

Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route50 m

Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,906 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,906 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2025

Hobby · Raven · Dunnock · Yellowhammer · Meadow Pipit +46

HobbyFalco subbuteo
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodlarkLullula arborea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
QuailCoturnix coturnix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

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Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Common Shrew

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Parent Bug · Platycheirus · Hairy Shieldbug +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2025

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · White Campion · Common Poppy · Pot Marigold · Common Toadflax +9

Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
White CampionSilene latifolia
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,906 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2025

Hobby · Raven · Dunnock · Yellowhammer · Meadow Pipit +46

HobbyFalco subbuteo
RavenCorvus corax
DunnockPrunella modularis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodlarkLullula arborea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
QuailCoturnix coturnix
SwallowHirundo rustica
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Common Shrew

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Parent Bug · Platycheirus · Hairy Shieldbug +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly

🌿

Plants14 species

summer

2025

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · White Campion · Common Poppy · Pot Marigold · Common Toadflax +9

Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
White CampionSilene latifolia
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Sarah Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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