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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
55.58446, -4.50362
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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 Redwing and Fieldfare
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 Redwing and Fieldfare
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +48 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +48 more · last seen 2025
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Conifer Mazegill, Blueing Bracket, Birch Woodwart +17 more · last seen 2019
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +15 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hyacinthoides, Bittersweet +79 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Irvine Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 73Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network
A77 Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chris Hoy Cycle WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route72 m▾
Named routeLength 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route185 m▾
Named routeRef 73Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 73Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
916 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
916 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
winterspringautumn
2025Redwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · House Sparrow · Magpie
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Great TitParus major2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2016
- PintailAnas acuta
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2016
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2011
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter
Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Red Admiral · Small White · Common Green Grasshopper
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Conifer Mazegill · Blueing Bracket · Birch Woodwart · Bulbous Honey Fungus · Dead Man's Fingers
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium
- Blueing BracketPostia subcaesia2014
- Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis2014
- Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica2014
- Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha2014
🌿Plants82 species
springautumn
2025Giant Hogweed · Hyacinthoides · Bittersweet · Green Figwort · Woodruff
+77 more speciesHide species list
All 82 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
- Green FigwortScrophularia umbrosa2022
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
916 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
winterspringautumn
2025Redwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · House Sparrow · Magpie
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Great TitParus major2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2016
- PintailAnas acuta
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2016
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2011
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter
Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Red Admiral · Small White · Common Green Grasshopper
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Conifer Mazegill · Blueing Bracket · Birch Woodwart · Bulbous Honey Fungus · Dead Man's Fingers
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium
- Blueing BracketPostia subcaesia2014
- Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis2014
- Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica2014
- Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha2014
🌿Plants82 species
springautumn
2025Giant Hogweed · Hyacinthoides · Bittersweet · Green Figwort · Woodruff
+77 more speciesHide species list
All 82 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
- Green FigwortScrophularia umbrosa2022
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi2019
Pieris napi2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2014Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2014Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015RingletAphantopus hyperantus20152-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20152-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2015Nitrous Bonnet
Nitrous Bonnet
Mycena leptocephala2014
Mycena leptocephala2014
Iodine BonnetMycena filopes2014Iodine BonnetMycena filopes2014Small StagshornCalocera cornea2014Small StagshornCalocera cornea2014Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2014Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2014Common BonnetMycena galericulata2014Common BonnetMycena galericulata2014Coconut MilkcapLactarius glyciosmus2014Coconut MilkcapLactarius glyciosmus2014Oily WaxcapHygrocybe quieta2014Oily WaxcapHygrocybe quieta2014Olive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotina2014Olive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotina2014Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2014Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2014Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2014Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2014Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2014Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum2014Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2014Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2014Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2014Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2014TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2014TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2014Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana2014Angel's 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heteromalla2020Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2020Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2020Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2020Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2020Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2020Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2020Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2020Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina2020Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2020Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2020Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2020Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2020Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2020Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2020Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2020Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2020Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2020Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2020Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2020Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2020Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2020Even ScalewortRadula complanata2020Even ScalewortRadula complanata2020Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2020Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2020Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2020Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2020Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2020Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2020Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2020Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2020Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2020Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2020Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2020BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017BeanFabaceae2014BeanFabaceae2014Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2014Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2014Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2014Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2014Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2014YarrowAchillea millefolium2014YarrowAchillea millefolium2014Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2014Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2014PhrymaceaePhrymaceae2014PhrymaceaePhrymaceae2014Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2014Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2014Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2014Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2014Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2014Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2014Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2014Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2014Wood AvensGeum urbanum2014Wood AvensGeum urbanum2014Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2014Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2014ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2014ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2014Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2014Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2014Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2014Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2014Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2014Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2014Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2014Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2014Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2014Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2014Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2014Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2014RamsonsAllium ursinum2014RamsonsAllium ursinum2014Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2014Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2014White CloverTrifolium repens2014White CloverTrifolium repens2014DaisyBellis perennis2014DaisyBellis perennis2014Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2014Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2014CleaversGalium aparine2014CleaversGalium aparine2014Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2014Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2014IvyHedera helix2014IvyHedera helix2014Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2014Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2014Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2014Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2014Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2014Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2014SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014ElderSambucus nigra2014ElderSambucus nigra2014Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2014Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2014Events & activities nearby
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