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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
- ✦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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Snipe +37 more · last seen 2024
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Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Snipe +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Flame Shoulder, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Magpie Moth +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Acid Frillwort, Wall Thread-moss, Blunt Pincerwort +83 more · last seen 2013
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cream Pinkgill, Magic Mushroom, Olive Brownie +3 more · last seen 2022
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Wildlife to spot
348 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
348 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Mallard · Snipe · Greylag Goose · Herring Gull +29
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2014
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2014
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2014
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2014
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2014
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2014
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
- SwallowHirundo rustica2014
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2013
- DunlinCalidris alpina2013
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2016
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2014
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2014
- Rock DoveColumba livia2014
- CurlewNumenius arquata2014
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2014
- TealAnas crecca2014
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2013
- Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2013
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2013
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2013
- MerlinFalco columbarius2013
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- Common GullLarus canus2011
- RobinErithacus rubecula2011
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
- PochardAythya ferina2010
Purple Bar · Clouded-bordered Brindle · True Lover's Knot · Red Admiral · Magpie Moth +33
- Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2013
- Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2013
- True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2013
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Cream Pinkgill · Magic Mushroom · Olive Brownie · Hygrophoropsis pallida · Egghead Mottlegill +1
- Cream PinkgillEntoloma sericellum
- Magic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceata
- Olive BrownieHypholoma myosotis
- Hygrophoropsis pallidaHygrophoropsis pallida
- Egghead MottlegillPanaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus
- Sphagnum BrownieHypholoma elongatum
Acid Frillwort · Wall Thread-moss · Blunt Pincerwort · Tufted Thread-moss · Flea Sedge +81
- Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekii
- Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
- Blunt PincerwortCephalozia pleniceps
- Tufted Thread-mossBryum caespiticium
- Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2011
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2011
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
348 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Mallard · Snipe · Greylag Goose · Herring Gull +29
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2014
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2014
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2014
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2014
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2014
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2014
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
- SwallowHirundo rustica2014
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2013
- DunlinCalidris alpina2013
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2011
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2016
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2014
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2014
- Rock DoveColumba livia2014
- CurlewNumenius arquata2014
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua2014
- TealAnas crecca2014
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2013
- Lapland BuntingCalcarius lapponicus2013
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2013
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2013
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2013
- MerlinFalco columbarius2013
- JackdawColoeus monedula2011
- Common GullLarus canus2011
- RobinErithacus rubecula2011
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2011
- PochardAythya ferina2010
Purple Bar · Clouded-bordered Brindle · True Lover's Knot · Red Admiral · Magpie Moth +33
- Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2013
- Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2013
- True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2013
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Cream Pinkgill · Magic Mushroom · Olive Brownie · Hygrophoropsis pallida · Egghead Mottlegill +1
- Cream PinkgillEntoloma sericellum
- Magic MushroomPsilocybe semilanceata
- Olive BrownieHypholoma myosotis
- Hygrophoropsis pallidaHygrophoropsis pallida
- Egghead MottlegillPanaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus
- Sphagnum BrownieHypholoma elongatum
Acid Frillwort · Wall Thread-moss · Blunt Pincerwort · Tufted Thread-moss · Flea Sedge +81
- Acid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekii
- Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum
- Blunt PincerwortCephalozia pleniceps
- Tufted Thread-mossBryum caespiticium
- Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris2011
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2011
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2018Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2018Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2018Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2018Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2014Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2014Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2014Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2014Satyr PugEupithecia satyrata2013Satyr PugEupithecia satyrata2013Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2013Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2013Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2013Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2013SaxonHyppa rectilinea2013SaxonHyppa rectilinea2013Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2013Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2013Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2013Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2013Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2013Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2013Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2013Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2013Netted PugEupithecia venosata2013Netted PugEupithecia venosata2013Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2013Dusky BrocadeApamea remissa2013Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2013Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2013Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2013Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2013Ghost MothHepialus humuli2013Ghost MothHepialus humuli2013Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2013Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2013Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2011Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2011Northern Arches or ExileApamea exulis2010Northern Arches or ExileApamea exulis2010Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2010Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2010Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2010Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2010Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2010Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2010Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2010Bordered WhiteBupalus piniaria2010Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2010Beautiful Golden YAutographa pulchrina2010SnoutHypena proboscidalis2010SnoutHypena proboscidalis2010GothicNaenia typica2010GothicNaenia typica2010Gold SpotPlusia festucae2010Gold SpotPlusia festucae2010Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2010Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2010Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2010Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2010Garden TigerArctia caja2010Garden TigerArctia caja2010Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2010Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2010Bottle Sedge
Bottle Sedge
Carex rostrata2011
Carex rostrata2011
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2011Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2011Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2011Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2011Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2011Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2011Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2011Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2011Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2011Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2011Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2011Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2011Common ReedPhragmites australis2011Common ReedPhragmites australis2011YarrowAchillea millefolium2011YarrowAchillea millefolium2011BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2011BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2011Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2011Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2011Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2011Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2011BlinksMontia fontana2011BlinksMontia fontana2011Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2011Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2011Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2011Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2011Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2011Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2011Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2011Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2011Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2011Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2011Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2011Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2011Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2011Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2011CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2011CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2011Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2011Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2011Bell HeatherErica cinerea2011Bell HeatherErica cinerea2011Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2011Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2011Common SedgeCarex nigra2011Common SedgeCarex nigra2011Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2011Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2011BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2011BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2011Soft-rushJuncus effusus2011Soft-rushJuncus effusus2011Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2011Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2011Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2011Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2011Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2011Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2011Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2011Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2011Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2011Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2011Common BentAgrostis capillaris2011Common BentAgrostis capillaris2011Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2011Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2011SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2011SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2011Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2011Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2011Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2011Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2011Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2011Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2011Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2011Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2011Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2011Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2011Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2011Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2011Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2011Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2011Star SedgeCarex echinata2011Star SedgeCarex echinata2011Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2011Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2011HeatherCalluna vulgaris2011HeatherCalluna vulgaris2011Common SorrelRumex acetosa2011Common SorrelRumex acetosa2011Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2011Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2011White CloverTrifolium repens2011White CloverTrifolium repens2011Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2011Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2011Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2011Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2011Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2011Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2011Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2011Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2011Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2011Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2011Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2011Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2011Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2011Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2011Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2011Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2011Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2011Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2011Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2011Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2011Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2011Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2011Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2011Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2011Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2011Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2011Brown SedgeCarex disticha2011Brown SedgeCarex disticha2011Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2011Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2011Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2011Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2011TormentilPotentilla erecta2011TormentilPotentilla erecta2011Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2011Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2011Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2011Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2011Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2011Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2011Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2011Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2011Marsh VioletViola palustris2011Marsh VioletViola palustris2011Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2011Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2011Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2011Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2011Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2011Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2011Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2011Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2011Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2011Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2011BrackenPteridium aquilinum2011BrackenPteridium aquilinum2011Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2011Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2011Mat-grassNardus stricta2011Mat-grassNardus stricta2011Creeping WillowSalix repens2011Creeping WillowSalix repens2011