Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome173 ha
Getting here
52.57030, -0.27623
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Thorpe Hall Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Thorpe Hall Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Grade I listed building: THORPE HALL
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Ivy +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route▾
Wildflower TrailWalking route▾
Ham Mere TrailWalking route▾
Torpel WayWalking route▾
190 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dodds CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route
Photos
Footpath in Thorpe Park near Thorpe Hall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
86,826 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
86,826 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🌿Plants40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Bluebell · Wood Anemone +35
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- IvyHedera helix
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Great Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
86,826 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Black-headed Gull +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TealAnas crecca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🌿Plants40 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Bluebell · Wood Anemone +35
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- IvyHedera helix
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Great Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brunnera macrophylla
Brunnera macrophylla
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaWhite ComfreySymphytum orientaleWhite ComfreySymphytum orientaleDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusEvents & activities nearby
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