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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.76045, -4.59528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾The Waters Working on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾The Waters Working on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wilson's Honeysuckle, Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush +9 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colby Estate Forest and Field Walk, ColbyWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Colby Estate Little Craig Y Borian Walk, ColbyWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Colby Estate Streamside Walk, ColbyWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:00=01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Route WCPWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 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
Alternative RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15.1 km▾
Named routeRef 4Length 15.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,579 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackcap · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
Rabbit · Bank Vole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Grass Snake · Adder
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2021▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2018
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2023▾
Rhingia campestris · Eristalis pertinax · Large White · Violet Ground Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +15
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Wilson's Honeysuckle · Montbretia · Butterfly-bush · Rhododendron · Cherry Laurel +3
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,579 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackcap · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
Rabbit · Bank Vole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Grass Snake · Adder
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2021▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2018
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2023▾
Rhingia campestris · Eristalis pertinax · Large White · Violet Ground Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +15
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Wilson's Honeysuckle · Montbretia · Butterfly-bush · Rhododendron · Cherry Laurel +3
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall Cotoneaster
Wall Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Japanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosa