Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm 1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.13958, -2.47248
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 10 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +30 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Beech Feather-moss +35 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾ approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾ Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Leland Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Ref LT Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Strawberry Line Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ 2012 : Spargrove Farm and Mill
‹ › Photos 2012 : Spargrove Farm and Mill
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
2,185 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 2,185 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Raven Corvus corax2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2018 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown
+28 more species Hide species list All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Beech Feather-moss · Redshank · Silver-moss
+33 more species Hide species list All 38 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,185 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pheasant
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Raven Corvus corax2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2018 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2018 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2025 Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown
+28 more species Hide species list All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Intermediate Screw-moss · Beech Feather-moss · Redshank · Silver-moss
+33 more species Hide species list All 38 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria2024
Pararge aegeria2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2022
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2022
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2018
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2020
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2020
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2019
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2019
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2019
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2019
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2019
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2018
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2018
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Marble Screw-moss Syntrichia papillosa
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Pointed Lattice-moss Dialytrichia mucronata
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Slender Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium myosuroides
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
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