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51.85248, 1.16624
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +87 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +87 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens, Ribwort Plantain +143 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens, Ribwort Plantain +143 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hall Lane public footpath · 111 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 111 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hall Lane public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Path type: footway
Show on map Hall Lane public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Path type: track
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Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 150 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 150 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 38 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 38 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 672 m ▾
Named route Ref 150 Length 672 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
4,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,664 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Wren +42
Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jersey Tiger · Epistrophe eligans · Volucella pellucens
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023 Bramble · Cuckooflower · Pedunculate Oak · Curled Dock · Hedge Woundwort +38
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Curled Dock Rumex crispus Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,664 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Wren +42
Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jersey Tiger · Epistrophe eligans · Volucella pellucens
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2023 Bramble · Cuckooflower · Pedunculate Oak · Curled Dock · Hedge Woundwort +38
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Curled Dock Rumex crispus Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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