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Tomisons Academy

2 ha

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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58.75458, -2.96422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
🐕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

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Goldcrest +101 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Goldcrest +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Oysterplant, Scots Lovage, Rowan +63 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Oysterplant, Scots Lovage, Rowan +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Bombus lucorum +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Bombus lucorum +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,747 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,747 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springautumn

2025

Blackbird · Goldcrest · Woodcock · Chiffchaff · Fulmar +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
EiderSomateria mollissima
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
WigeonMareca penelope
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
DunnockPrunella modularis

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Common Earwig · Emerald Damselfly · Sericomyia silentis · Green Dock Beetle +1

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Scots Lovage · Oysterplant · Devil's-bit Scabious · Red Campion · Meadowsweet +11

Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
OysterplantMertensia maritima
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,747 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springautumn

2025

Blackbird · Goldcrest · Woodcock · Chiffchaff · Fulmar +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
CurlewNumenius arquata
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
EiderSomateria mollissima
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
WigeonMareca penelope
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
DunnockPrunella modularis

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Common Earwig · Emerald Damselfly · Sericomyia silentis · Green Dock Beetle +1

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Scots Lovage · Oysterplant · Devil's-bit Scabious · Red Campion · Meadowsweet +11

Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum
OysterplantMertensia maritima
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anne Burgess · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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