A moated site at Goddards Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.99396, 0.37138
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Mole, Long-eared Bat species, Pipistrelle +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +34 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Clover, Field Maple, Pedunculate Oak +24 more · last seen 2015
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Turpin's Trail 3Walking route▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Turpin's Trail 2Walking route▾
Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
The ruins of Goddards Farm
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Wildlife to spot
1,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,825 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Kestrel · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +21
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
Roe Deer · American Mink · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Badger +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- BadgerMeles meles2018
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Small White · Large White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Common Blue +24
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,825 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Kestrel · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +21
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
Roe Deer · American Mink · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Badger +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- BadgerMeles meles2018
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Small White · Large White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Common Blue +24
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- PeacockAglais io2017
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018CommaPolygonia c-album2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2020Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017