🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
56.10055, -3.93978
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Creeping Thistle, Ivy +143 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Creeping Thistle, Ivy +143 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Dandelion +21 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Henry Milne WalkWalking route▾
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 76Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Route 765Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 76Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route75 m▾
Named routeRef 76Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route617 m▾
Named routeRef 76Length 617 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,222 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Lime Aphid +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Valerian · Wall Lettuce · Cat's-ear · Common Mallow · Pale Toadflax +10
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
- RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,222 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Lime Aphid +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Valerian · Wall Lettuce · Cat's-ear · Common Mallow · Pale Toadflax +10
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens
- RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Lathyrus pratensis
Lathyrus pratensis
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