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Badger's Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.80835, -2.70519

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black Redstart, Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black Redstart, Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Eristalis tenax, Common Blue Damselfly +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Eristalis tenax, Common Blue Damselfly +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km

Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wessex RidgewayWalking route

Named routeRef WRRegional walking route

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

W21/41public footpath · 671 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 671 mSurface grassPath type: footway

W21/27public footpath · 608 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 608 mPath type: track

W21/32public footpath · 659 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 659 mSurface grassPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route493 m

Named routeRef 26Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 26Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 26Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 26Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route257 m

Named routeRef 26Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeListed length 207km

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

W21/33bridleway · 609 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 609 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

W21/97byway open to all traffic · 559 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 559 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

14,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Black Redstart · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Hawfinch · Robin +70

Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
PintailAnas acuta2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
PochardAythya ferina2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Red Fox +4

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
BatChiroptera2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
OtterLutra lutra2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2024

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Pool Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Pool FrogPelophylax lessonae2020

🐝

Insects99 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Cockchafer · Eristalis tenax · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Limnephilus lunatus +94

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
SyrphusSyrphus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023
AgrayleaAgraylea2023
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2023
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Oil BeetleMeloe2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Neurigona suturalisNeurigona suturalis2022
Syntormon denticulatumSyntormon denticulatum2022
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2022
Southern Iron BlueBaetis niger2021
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2020
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2020
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
DelicateMythimna vitellina2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019

🍄

Fungi22 species

autumn

2024

Meadow Waxcap · Slimy Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Meadow Coral +17

Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
Grey PuffballBovista plumbea2023
Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis2023
Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola2023
Cheilymenia fimicolaCheilymenia fimicola2023
Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2023
Magic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceata2023
Toasted WaxcapCuphophyllus colemannianus2023
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2023
Vermilion WaxcapHygrocybe miniata2023
Honey WaxcapHygrocybe reidii2023
Golden WaxcapHygrocybe chlorophana2023
Cap Cŵyr ParhaolHygrocybe acutoconica2023
Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea2023
Geoglossum cookeanumGeoglossum cookeanum2023

🌿

Plants65 species

winter

2023

Japanese Knotweed · Creeping Bent · Hedge Bindweed · False Oat-grass · Goat Willow +60

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2020
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2020
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
CleaversGalium aparine2020
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
White Dead-nettleLamium album2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2020
Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2020
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2020
Curled DockRumex crispus2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
BeechFagus sylvatica2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2020
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2020
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2020
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
Field MapleAcer campestre2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,776 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Black Redstart · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Hawfinch · Robin +70

Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2023
SwiftApus apus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
PintailAnas acuta2023
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
PochardAythya ferina2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Red Fox +4

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2023
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
BatChiroptera2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
OtterLutra lutra2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2024

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Pool Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Pool FrogPelophylax lessonae2020

🐝

Insects99 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Cockchafer · Eristalis tenax · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Limnephilus lunatus +94

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
SyrphusSyrphus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023
AgrayleaAgraylea2023
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2023
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Oil BeetleMeloe2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Neurigona suturalisNeurigona suturalis2022
Syntormon denticulatumSyntormon denticulatum2022
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2022
Southern Iron BlueBaetis niger2021
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2020
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2020
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
DelicateMythimna vitellina2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019

🍄

Fungi22 species

autumn

2024

Meadow Waxcap · Slimy Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap · Meadow Coral +17

Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica
Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
Grey PuffballBovista plumbea2023
Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis2023
Yellow ClubClavulinopsis helvola2023
Cheilymenia fimicolaCheilymenia fimicola2023
Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2023
Magic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceata2023
Toasted WaxcapCuphophyllus colemannianus2023
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2023
Vermilion WaxcapHygrocybe miniata2023
Honey WaxcapHygrocybe reidii2023
Golden WaxcapHygrocybe chlorophana2023
Cap Cŵyr ParhaolHygrocybe acutoconica2023
Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea2023
Geoglossum cookeanumGeoglossum cookeanum2023

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Plants65 species

winter

2023

Japanese Knotweed · Creeping Bent · Hedge Bindweed · False Oat-grass · Goat Willow +60

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2020
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2020
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
CleaversGalium aparine2020
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
White Dead-nettleLamium album2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2020
Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2020
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2020
Curled DockRumex crispus2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
BeechFagus sylvatica2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2020
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2020
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2020
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2020
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
Field MapleAcer campestre2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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