Thorndon Park Golf Course 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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51.59042, 0.34289
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos In the Old Deer Park, Thorndon Country Park South
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Wildlife to spot
6,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,526 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria +29
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,526 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Sphaerophoria +29
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Galeruca tanaceti Galeruca tanaceti2025
Galeruca tanaceti Galeruca tanaceti2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Anaspis thoracica Anaspis thoracica2025
Anaspis thoracica Anaspis thoracica2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2025
Purple Emperor Apatura iris2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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