Ashen House moat and fishpond, 500m north of St Augustine's Church.
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.05607, 0.54852
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🍄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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🍄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, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Myriolecis albescens, Porpidia soredizodes, Acarospora fuscata +58 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Peacock +53 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
Wool Towns WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 km
London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW05Local walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MagpiePica pica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
🦎Reptiles3 species
winterautumn
2023▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
Banded Demoiselle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Emperor Dragonfly +25
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Taraxacum agg. · Biting Stonecrop · Hazel
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
- HazelCorylus avellana2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- MagpiePica pica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
🦎Reptiles3 species
winterautumn
2023▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2022
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
Banded Demoiselle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Emperor Dragonfly +25
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
🌿Plants4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Field-speedwell · Taraxacum agg. · Biting Stonecrop · Hazel
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
- Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
- HazelCorylus avellana2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
