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Getting here
56.10704, -4.32332
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare
- 🍄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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Comma +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Wood Horsetail, Hedge Woundwort +46 more · last seen 2018
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pale Brittlestem, Boeremia hedericola, Chanterelle +5 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route305 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route578 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 578 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route583 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 583 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · Jackdaw · Pink-footed Goose +46
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black Sexton Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Ground-elder · daffodils · Annual Meadow-grass · Perennial Rye-grass +55
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRedwing · Fieldfare · Brambling · Jackdaw · Pink-footed Goose +46
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Pine Marten
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Pine MartenMartes martes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black Sexton Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Ground-elder · daffodils · Annual Meadow-grass · Perennial Rye-grass +55
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- daffodilsNarcissus
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus idaeus
Rubus idaeus
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumSpring CrocusCrocus vernusSpring CrocusCrocus vernusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGlabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescensGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumFew-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCreeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022