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Getting here

52.16561, -1.42462

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +107 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dicranella howei, Philibert's Tamarisk-moss, Rose-moss +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dicranella howei, Philibert's Tamarisk-moss, Rose-moss +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route

Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route714 m

Named routeRef 48Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.4 km

Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route4.6 km

Named routeLength 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Buzzard · Red Kite · Green Woodpecker · Blackcap +67

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Great TitParus major2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Barn OwlTyto alba
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2019

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Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects103 species

summer

2024

Large Yellow Underwing · Common Rustic agg. · Dark Arches · Smoky Wainscot · Brimstone Moth +98

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Old LadyMormo maura2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2019
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
LackeyMalacosoma neustria2019
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2019
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2019
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2019
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2019
Leopard MothZeuzera pyrina2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
SpinachEulithis mellinata2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
HornetVespa crabro2019

🌿

Plants175 species

springsummer

2025

Knotted Hedge-parsley · Wild Thyme · Rough Clover · Thyme-leaved Sandwort · Sycamore +170

Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Rough CloverTrifolium scabrum
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2022
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei
Philibert's Tamarisk-mossThuidium assimile
Rose-mossRhodobryum roseum
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2022
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
Grey AlderAlnus incana2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022
Knotted CloverTrifolium striatum2022
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2021
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2019
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2019
Quaking-grassBriza media2019
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2019
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2019
Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2019
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2019
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2019
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
HemlockConium maculatum2019
Sweet VioletViola odorata2019
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2019
Field PansyViola arvensis2019
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2019
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2019
White CampionSilene latifolia2019
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2019
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2019
Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2019
Austrian PinePinus nigra2019
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2019
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2019
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2019
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2019
Water CressNasturtium officinale2019
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2019
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2019
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2019
BoxBuxus sempervirens2019
Acer pseudoplatanus group 'Purpureum'Acer pseudoplatanus group 'Purpureum'2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Least DuckweedLemna minuta2019
RamsonsAllium ursinum2019
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2019
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2019
DeodarCedrus deodara2019
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2019
White Dead-nettleLamium album2019
RaspberryRubus idaeus2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2019
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019
Garden StrawberryFragaria ananassa2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2019
daffodilsNarcissus2019
CharlockSinapis arvensis2019
SnowdropGalanthus2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2019
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2019
Water-StarwortCallitriche2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds72 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Buzzard · Red Kite · Green Woodpecker · Blackcap +67

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Great TitParus major2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Barn OwlTyto alba
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2019

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Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

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Insects103 species

summer

2024

Large Yellow Underwing · Common Rustic agg. · Dark Arches · Smoky Wainscot · Brimstone Moth +98

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Old LadyMormo maura2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2019
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2020
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
LackeyMalacosoma neustria2019
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2019
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Gold SpotPlusia festucae2019
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2019
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2019
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2019
Leopard MothZeuzera pyrina2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
SpinachEulithis mellinata2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
HornetVespa crabro2019

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Plants175 species

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2025

Knotted Hedge-parsley · Wild Thyme · Rough Clover · Thyme-leaved Sandwort · Sycamore +170

Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Rough CloverTrifolium scabrum
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2022
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei
Philibert's Tamarisk-mossThuidium assimile
Rose-mossRhodobryum roseum
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2022
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
Grey AlderAlnus incana2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022
Knotted CloverTrifolium striatum2022
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2021
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2019
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2019
Quaking-grassBriza media2019
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2019
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2019
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2019
Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2019
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2019
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2019
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
HemlockConium maculatum2019
Sweet VioletViola odorata2019
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2019
Field PansyViola arvensis2019
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2019
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2019
White CampionSilene latifolia2019
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi2019
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2019
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2019
Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2019
Austrian PinePinus nigra2019
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2019
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2019
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2019
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2019
Water CressNasturtium officinale2019
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2019
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2019
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2019
BoxBuxus sempervirens2019
Acer pseudoplatanus group 'Purpureum'Acer pseudoplatanus group 'Purpureum'2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Least DuckweedLemna minuta2019
RamsonsAllium ursinum2019
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2019
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2019
DeodarCedrus deodara2019
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2019
White Dead-nettleLamium album2019
RaspberryRubus idaeus2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2019
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2019
Garden StrawberryFragaria ananassa2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2019
daffodilsNarcissus2019
CharlockSinapis arvensis2019
SnowdropGalanthus2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2019
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2019
Water-StarwortCallitriche2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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