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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.81801, 0.74424
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 431m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 431m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Large White +201 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Vine Roadpublic footpath · 48 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: service
Stores Roadpublic footpath · 181 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mPath type: service
Pit Lanepublic footpath · 46 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: service
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route352 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 352 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,992 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Mallard · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Small Black Ant · Sphaerophoria · Meadow Grasshopper +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 16-spot Ladybird
Giant Blackberry
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,992 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Mallard · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Small Black Ant · Sphaerophoria · Meadow Grasshopper +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 16-spot Ladybird
Giant Blackberry
- Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesMyrmicaMyrmicaMyrmicaMyrmicaOpomyzaOpomyzaOpomyzaOpomyzaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaDusky AntFormica fuscaDusky AntFormica fuscaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataAbax parallelusAbax parallelusAbax parallelusAbax parallelusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusEristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneusCalathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipesBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusIndet. LadybirdCoccinellidaeIndet. LadybirdCoccinellidaeEpisyrphusEpisyrphusEpisyrphusEpisyrphusGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeAmaraAmaraAmaraAmaraHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusMeiosimyzaMeiosimyzaMeiosimyzaMeiosimyzaLasiusLasiusLasiusLasiusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaElaphrusElaphrusElaphrusElaphrusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusFirebugPyrrhocoris apterusSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusJet AntLasius fuliginosusJet AntLasius fuliginosusMilichiidaeMilichiidaeMilichiidaeMilichiidae2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEuscelis incisusEupteryxEupteryxEupteryxEupteryxHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreHollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostreRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta