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Getting here
56.60568, -6.03655
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Lungwort Lichen, Parmotrema crinitum +12 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Chirosia betuleti, Garden Stilt +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rhododendron, Wood Sage, Plantago major subsp. major +146 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,922 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,922 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Grey Heron +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Shrew · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Phytomyza virgaureae
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Phytomyza virgaureaePhytomyza virgaureae2024
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Sycamore · Wood Sage · Bird's-nest Orchid · False-brome +47
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2024
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,922 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Grey Heron +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Shrew · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Phytomyza virgaureae
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Phytomyza virgaureaePhytomyza virgaureae2024
Wilson's Filmy-fern · Sycamore · Wood Sage · Bird's-nest Orchid · False-brome +47
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2024
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia2024Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Water AvensGeum rivale2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Star SedgeCarex echinata2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Seaside GrimmiaSchistidium maritimum2024Seaside GrimmiaSchistidium maritimum2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Rumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridis2024Rumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2024Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Atlantic scurvy-grassCochlearia officinalis subsp. officinalis2024Atlantic scurvy-grassCochlearia officinalis subsp. officinalis2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense2024Cirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvense2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus var. subuliflorus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus var. subuliflorus2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024ShallonGaultheria shallon2024ShallonGaultheria shallon2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2024Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2024Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2024Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya2024Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024