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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail and Robin
- 🍄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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Wagtail and Robin
- 🍄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 — Pied Wagtail, Robin, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Robin, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parmotrema perlatum, Platismatia glauca, Stenocybe pullatula +19 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Common Red Soldier Beetle +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Crowfoot, Bluebell, Wild Angelica +161 more · last seen 2019
Free
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3,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Hooded Crow · Greylag Goose · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- MagpiePica pica
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Red Deer · Otter
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lady-fern · Common Cottongrass · Marsh Willowherb · Bulbous Rush · Horse-chestnut +38
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Hooded Crow · Greylag Goose · Chaffinch · House Sparrow +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- MagpiePica pica
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Red Deer · Otter
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lady-fern · Common Cottongrass · Marsh Willowherb · Bulbous Rush · Horse-chestnut +38
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
- Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Mat-grassNardus stricta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisPoa pratensisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWhorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillataWhorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillataRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus