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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
57.05269, -5.93646
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Northern Diver and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Northern Diver and Chaffinch
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Northern Diver, Chaffinch, Herring Gull +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Northern Diver, Chaffinch, Herring Gull +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Rosy Rustic, Dark Arches +200 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Scarletina Bolete, Tutsan Rust, Pectenia cyanoloma +8 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife to spot
5,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,512 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Northern Diver · Herring Gull · Chaffinch · Shag · Great Black-backed Gull +19
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2020
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Otter · Grey Seal +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Angle Shades · Small Wainscot · Yellow-Line Quaker · Red-green Carpet · Rosy Rustic +26
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
- Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
- Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
- Grey Pine Carpet
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Potts' Montbretia · Pink Purslane · Bilberry · Common Knapweed · Wood-sorrel +7
- Potts' MontbretiaCrocosmia pottsii2025
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
- Tormentil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,512 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Northern Diver · Herring Gull · Chaffinch · Shag · Great Black-backed Gull +19
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2024
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2020
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Otter · Grey Seal +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
- OtterLutra lutra2023
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Angle Shades · Small Wainscot · Yellow-Line Quaker · Red-green Carpet · Rosy Rustic +26
- Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
- Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
- Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
- Grey Pine Carpet
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Potts' Montbretia · Pink Purslane · Bilberry · Common Knapweed · Wood-sorrel +7
- Potts' MontbretiaCrocosmia pottsii2025
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
- Tormentil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Thera obeliscata2019
Thera obeliscata2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019December MothPoecilocampa populi2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019Russet Hairy-clubhornTrichiosoma lateraleRusset Hairy-clubhornTrichiosoma lateraleAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusDotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2019Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2019Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2019Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2019Treble-barAplocera plagiata2019Treble-barAplocera plagiata2019Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019Autumnal RusticEugnorisma glareosa2019Slender-striped RufousCoenocalpe lapidata2019Slender-striped RufousCoenocalpe lapidata2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019Potentilla erecta2025
Potentilla erecta2025
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2024AspenPopulus tremula2024AspenPopulus tremula2024MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023ThriftArmeria maritima2020ThriftArmeria maritima2020