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56.63702, -2.73083
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Tufted Duck ✦ 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
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Tufted Duck ✦ 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 — Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Hawthorn, Soft-rush +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Hawthorn, Soft-rush +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Blue Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Common Blue Damselfly +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle
Varies
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Wildlife to spot
10,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,249 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Coot · Mallard · Moorhen +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Marsh Thistle · Hawthorn · Herb-Robert · Meadowsweet · Common Nettle +12
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Nettle Urtica dioica Silverweed Potentilla anserina Common Reed Phragmites australis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,249 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Coot · Mallard · Moorhen +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Scaup Aythya marila2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Marsh Thistle · Hawthorn · Herb-Robert · Meadowsweet · Common Nettle +12
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Nettle Urtica dioica Silverweed Potentilla anserina Common Reed Phragmites australis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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