Thorndon Country Park South
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.58298, 0.35409
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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 Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Pavilion Cafe, Thorndon Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
4,361 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Kestrel +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Sphaerophoria · Helophilus pendulus +23
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- EupeodesEupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Kestrel +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Sphaerophoria · Helophilus pendulus +23
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- EupeodesEupeodes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Galeruca tanacetiGaleruca tanaceti2025Galeruca tanacetiGaleruca tanaceti2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Anaspis thoracicaAnaspis thoracica2025Anaspis thoracicaAnaspis thoracica2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025Iris WeevilMononychus punctumalbum2025