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52.62801, -1.15828
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +104 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +122 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 160 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
32,374 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,374 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Large Willow Aphid +4
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii Glistening Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum +7
Elm Ulmus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,374 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Oak Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 24-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Large Willow Aphid +4
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Crypturaphis grassii Crypturaphis grassii Glistening Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Elm · Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum +7
Elm Ulmus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 