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55.92223, -5.63859
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Northern Diver and Stonechat
- 🍄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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Northern Diver and Stonechat
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Northern Diver, Stonechat, Wren +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Northern Diver, Stonechat, Wren +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lepraria, Normandina pulchella +83 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Toothed Pouncewort, Pale Butterwort, Pointed Pouncewort +349 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,225 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stonechat · Wren · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Grey Heron +35
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2020
- MerlinFalco columbarius2020
- GannetMorus bassanus2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Common Mini-miner · Impunctate Mini-miner · Speckled Wood · Field Digger Wasp +10
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Mini-minerAndrena minutula
- Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2024
- Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Hairy Curtain Crust · Coesyn Melfed · Alder Bracket
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Cuckooflower · Yellow Azalea · Black Spleenwort · Common Cottongrass +105
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
- Yellow AzaleaRhododendron luteum2021
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,225 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stonechat · Wren · Robin · Meadow Pipit · Grey Heron +35
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2023
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2020
- MerlinFalco columbarius2020
- GannetMorus bassanus2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Squirrel · Mole · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springautumn
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Common Mini-miner · Impunctate Mini-miner · Speckled Wood · Field Digger Wasp +10
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common Mini-minerAndrena minutula
- Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2024
- Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Hairy Curtain Crust · Coesyn Melfed · Alder Bracket
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Alder BracketMensularia radiata
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Cuckooflower · Yellow Azalea · Black Spleenwort · Common Cottongrass +105
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
- Yellow AzaleaRhododendron luteum2021
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2021
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2022Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2022Formica lemaniFormica lemani2022Formica lemaniFormica lemani2022Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2022Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2022Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2021Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella20212021
2021
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021Water AvensGeum rivale2021Water AvensGeum rivale2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Water MintMentha aquatica2021Water MintMentha aquatica2021Common ReedPhragmites australis2021Common ReedPhragmites australis2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2021Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021English StonecropSedum anglicum2021English StonecropSedum anglicum2021TutsanHypericum androsaemum2021TutsanHypericum androsaemum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2021Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021Eared WillowSalix aurita2021SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2021SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2021Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2021Common SedgeCarex nigra2021Common SedgeCarex nigra2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2021Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2021Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2021Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Mat-grassNardus stricta2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2021Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2021Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2021BurdockArctium2021BurdockArctium2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2021Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2021Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2021Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2021Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2021Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021GypsywortLycopus europaeus2021GypsywortLycopus europaeus2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2021Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2021Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021PignutConopodium majus2021PignutConopodium majus2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2021Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2021Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2021Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2021Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2021Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2021Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2021Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2021Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2021Hedera helixHedera helix2021Hedera helixHedera helix2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2021Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021AspenPopulus tremula2021AspenPopulus tremula2021