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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
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Getting here
50.48102, -4.57466
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Roe Deer, Red Deer, Otter +14 more · last seen 2023
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum +111 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Hemisphaeric Liverwort +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +2
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Hemisphaeric Liverwort · Yellow Pimpernel · Dwarf Feather-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Woodsy Silk-moss +86
- Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2022
- Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Magpie · Carrion Crow +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +2
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Hemisphaeric Liverwort · Yellow Pimpernel · Dwarf Feather-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Woodsy Silk-moss +86
- Hemisphaeric LiverwortReboulia hemisphaerica
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2022
- Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2023Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissaCommon PouchwortCalypogeia fissaLuminous MossSchistostega pennataLuminous MossSchistostega pennataIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2022Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2022Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula2022Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaPrickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaClaw Brook-mossHygrohypnella ochraceaBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisCommon Apple-mossBartramia pomiformisShining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusRock Pocket-mossFissidens dubiusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2022Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Upright Yellow-sorrelOxalis stricta2022Upright Yellow-sorrelOxalis stricta2022ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2022ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2022Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2022Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2022Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola2022Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2022Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2021AppleMalus domestica2021AppleMalus domestica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2021Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2021Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2021Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2021Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2021Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2021Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum2021Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021