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Thorndon Country Park South

2 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.58405, 0.35267

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route74 m

Named routeRef 13Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 13Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route656 m

Named routeRef 13Length 656 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Kestrel +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria +23

SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Galeruca tanacetiGaleruca tanaceti2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Anaspis thoracicaAnaspis thoracica2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Kestrel +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria +23

SyrphusSyrphus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Galeruca tanacetiGaleruca tanaceti2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Anaspis thoracicaAnaspis thoracica2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱King George's Playing FieldsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱King Georges Playing FieldsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Thorndon Country Park SouthUrban park200 m→🏞️THORNDONCountry park1.5 km→✦THORNDON HALLHistoric site1.6 km→

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