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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Oystercatcher, Goldfinch +46 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Tawny Owl, Oystercatcher, Goldfinch +46 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Brittle Swan-neck Moss, Bank Haircap, Dotted Thyme-moss +136 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Brittle Swan-neck Moss, Bank Haircap, Dotted Thyme-moss +136 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Large White, Large Red Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Scotch Argus, Large White, Large Red Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Great Scented Liverwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +4 more foraging species
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Wildlife to spot
496 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 496 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Gannet · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Rock Pipit +32
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Gannet Morus bassanus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Eider Somateria mollissima2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2022 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer · Mole
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2017 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Large Red Damselfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Clouded Border +13
Large White Pieris brassicae Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2016 Small White Pieris rapae2016 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2016 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Chalk Comb-moss · Greater Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Dotted Thyme-moss · Ulota crispa +130
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum Ulota crispa Ulota crispa Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa Verdigris Tufa-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 496 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Gannet · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Rock Pipit +32
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Gannet Morus bassanus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Eider Somateria mollissima2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2022 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer · Mole
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2017 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Large Red Damselfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Clouded Border +13
Large White Pieris brassicae Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2017 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2016 Small White Pieris rapae2016 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2016 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor Chalk Comb-moss · Greater Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Dotted Thyme-moss · Ulota crispa +130
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum Ulota crispa Ulota crispa Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa Verdigris Tufa-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
2016
2016
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2016
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala2016
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2016
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2016
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2016
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2016
Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana2016
Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana2016
Dark Brocade Mniotype adusta2016
Dark Brocade Mniotype adusta2016
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2016
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2016
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2016
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2016
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2016
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2016
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2016
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2016
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2016
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2016
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2016
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2016
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2016
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2016 Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis
Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Bird's-foot Wing-moss Nogopterium gracile
Bird's-foot Wing-moss Nogopterium gracile
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum
Rough Earwort Scapania aspera
Rough Earwort Scapania aspera
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Persson's Stubble-moss Weissia perssonii
Persson's Stubble-moss Weissia perssonii
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Whorled Tufa-moss Eucladium verticillatum
Whorled Tufa-moss Eucladium verticillatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Downy Plait-moss Stereodon callichrous
Downy Plait-moss Stereodon callichrous
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Purple-stalked Pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides
Purple-stalked Pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii
Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Hemisphaeric Liverwort Reboulia hemisphaerica
Hemisphaeric Liverwort Reboulia hemisphaerica
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Campylium stellatum Campylium stellatum
Moon-leaved Pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia
Moon-leaved Pincerwort Cephalozia lunulifolia
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2017
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2017
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2017
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2017
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2017
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2017
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2017
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2017
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2017
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2017
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2017
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2017
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda2017
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda2017
Ramsons Allium ursinum2017
Ramsons Allium ursinum2017
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa2017
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa2017
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2017
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2017
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa2017
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa2017
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2017
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2017
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2017
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2017
Hybrid Water-Cress Nasturtium officinale x microphyllum = N. x sterile2017
Hybrid Water-Cress Nasturtium officinale x microphyllum = N. x sterile2017
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2017
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2017
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2017
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2017
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2017
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2017
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2017
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2017
Star Sedge Carex echinata2017
Star Sedge Carex echinata2017
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2017
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2017
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2017
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2017
Water Avens Geum rivale2017
Water Avens Geum rivale2017
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2017
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2017
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2017
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2017
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2017
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2017
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2017
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2017
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2017
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2017
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2017
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2017
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2017
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2017
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2017
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2017
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2017
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2017
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2017
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2017 