Basil Hume Memorial Garden 0 ha
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54.96907, -1.61877
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Cloister Café — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Cloister Café — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Lesser Sea-spurrey, Coltsfoot +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Lesser Sea-spurrey, Coltsfoot +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +17 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
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Route 14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 14 National Cycle Network
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Show on map Hadrian's Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 72 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
43,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Cherry Plum · Stinking Hellebore · Lesser Celandine · Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei +3
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Cherry Plum · Stinking Hellebore · Lesser Celandine · Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei +3
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei Galanthus nivalis x plicatus = G. x valentinei White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus 