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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.01456, -3.99928
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🐕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
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Variable Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +128 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
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Wildlife to spot
677 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
677 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Dunnock · Moorhen · Willow Tit · Jay +15
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Large Red Damselfly · Stenus impressus · Azure Damselfly · Variable Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +54
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Stenus impressusStenus impressus2020
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Stenus bifoveolatusStenus bifoveolatus2020
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
677 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Dunnock · Moorhen · Willow Tit · Jay +15
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Large Red Damselfly · Stenus impressus · Azure Damselfly · Variable Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +54
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Stenus impressusStenus impressus2020
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Stenus bifoveolatusStenus bifoveolatus2020
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhantus exsoletus
Rhantus exsoletus
Rhantus exsoletus2020
Rhantus exsoletus2020
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