The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play Area
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.80268, -1.11265
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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 Wren and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Green Shieldbug +362 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Farriers Closepublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
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The Wymeswold Washdyke Community Orchard
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Wildlife to spot
11,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,097 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +36
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · 14-spot Ladybird +37
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Orange Lichen · King Alfred's Cakes · Lecidella elaeochroma · Sycamore Tarspot · Mallrug, Mallryg +1
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
Dog-rose · Wood Avens · Greater Plantain · Bittersweet · Elder +34
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,097 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2026▾
Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +36
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · 14-spot Ladybird +37
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Orange Lichen · King Alfred's Cakes · Lecidella elaeochroma · Sycamore Tarspot · Mallrug, Mallryg +1
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
Dog-rose · Wood Avens · Greater Plantain · Bittersweet · Elder +34
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera2025
Apis mellifera2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024HornetVespa crabro2024HornetVespa crabro2024German WaspVespula germanica2024German WaspVespula germanica2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2025Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Diplolepis nervosaDiplolepis nervosa2024Diplolepis nervosaDiplolepis nervosa2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024Trigonotylus caelestialiumTrigonotylus caelestialium2024Trigonotylus caelestialiumTrigonotylus caelestialium2024Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina2024Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareElmUlmusElmUlmusScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum