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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, Greylag Goose +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, Greylag Goose +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Marsh Thistle, Downy Birch +108 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Mottled Grasshopper, Common Ground-hopper · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Wildlife to spot
765 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
765 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Wheatear · Common Sandpiper · Greylag Goose · Meadow Pipit +33
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2019
- GoosanderMergus merganser2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Mottled Grasshopper · Common Ground-hopper
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
daffodils · Bilberry · Lesser Trefoil · Marsh Willowherb · Spreading Meadow-grass +67
- daffodilsNarcissus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2018
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
- Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
765 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Wheatear · Common Sandpiper · Greylag Goose · Meadow Pipit +33
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2021
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2019
- GoosanderMergus merganser2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Deer
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Mottled Grasshopper · Common Ground-hopper
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
daffodils · Bilberry · Lesser Trefoil · Marsh Willowherb · Spreading Meadow-grass +67
- daffodilsNarcissus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2018
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
- Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
- Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Mat-grassNardus stricta2018Mat-grassNardus stricta2018CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2018Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosaBetula pubescens subsp. tortuosa2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Star SedgeCarex echinata2018Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2018Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018TormentilPotentilla erecta2018GorseUlex europaeus2018GorseUlex europaeus2018Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2018Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2018Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2018Eared WillowSalix aurita2018Eared WillowSalix aurita2018Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2018BroomCytisus scoparius2018BroomCytisus scoparius2018Common SedgeCarex nigra2018Common SedgeCarex nigra2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2018Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2018Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2018Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2018Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2018Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2018Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2018Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2018Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018DaisyBellis perennis2018DaisyBellis perennis2018Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2018Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018Creeping WillowSalix repens2018Creeping WillowSalix repens2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018