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Wilbury Park

22 ha

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51.17226, -1.68746

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 425m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 425m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sainfoin, Creeping Thistle, White Campion +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sainfoin, Creeping Thistle, White Campion +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Brimstone +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Brimstone +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

22,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Buzzard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Skylark +57

BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SwiftApus apus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CuckooCuculus canorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Brimstone · Large White · Marbled White +39

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Indet. BeeApidae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Sainfoin · Creeping Thistle · White Campion · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel +18

SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White CampionSilene latifolia
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
JuniperJuniperus communis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
CowslipPrimula veris
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Buzzard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Skylark +57

BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SwiftApus apus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CuckooCuculus canorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Brimstone · Large White · Marbled White +39

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Indet. BeeApidae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Sainfoin · Creeping Thistle · White Campion · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel +18

SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White CampionSilene latifolia
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
JuniperJuniperus communis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
CowslipPrimula veris
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦WILBURY HOUSEHistoric site300 m→🐄Rare Breeds FarmVisitor farm1.3 km→🌱Raleigh Crescent ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoirHistoric site3.6 km→✦Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm DownHistoric site3.7 km→✦Bell barrow 550m east of New Barn, Earl's Farm DownHistoric site4.1 km→

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