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Getting here
51.95960, -4.72227
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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 — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +47 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lyon's Notchwort, Chalk Comb-moss, Pointed Pouncewort +79 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Stereocaulon evolutum, Sphaerophorus fragilis, Cetraria aculeata +5 more · last seen 2010
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route931 m▾
Named routeRef 47Length 931 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
639 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springsummer
2024▾
Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +18
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2017
- SwiftApus apus2016
Otter
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2020
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2023▾
Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Keeled Skimmer · Bilberry Bumblebee · Mesembrina meridiana +14
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2022
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
- Mother Shipton
Lyon's Notchwort · Chalk Comb-moss · Pointed Pouncewort · Bristly Haircap · Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens +72
- Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2021
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2021
- Pointed PouncewortHarpalejeunea molleri2020
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2020
- Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
- Nut-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springsummer
2024▾
Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Kestrel · Carrion Crow +18
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2017
- SwiftApus apus2016
Otter
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2020
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2023▾
Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Keeled Skimmer · Bilberry Bumblebee · Mesembrina meridiana +14
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2022
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2022
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
- Mother Shipton
Lyon's Notchwort · Chalk Comb-moss · Pointed Pouncewort · Bristly Haircap · Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens +72
- Lyon's NotchwortTritomaria quinquedentata2021
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2021
- Pointed PouncewortHarpalejeunea molleri2020
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2020
- Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
- Nut-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Callistege mi2018
Callistege mi2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2018Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Silver HookDeltote uncula2018Silver HookDeltote uncula2018Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2018Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2018DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2018DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2018Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2018Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2018Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2018Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016Diphyscium foliosum2021
Diphyscium foliosum2021
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2021Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2021Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2020Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2020Hooked Scorpion-mossScorpidium scorpioides2020Hooked Scorpion-mossScorpidium scorpioides2020Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2020Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2020Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2020Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2020Western EarwortScapania gracilis2020Western EarwortScapania gracilis2020Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2020Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2020Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2020Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2020Twiggy Spear-mossSarmentypnum sarmentosum2020Twiggy Spear-mossSarmentypnum sarmentosum2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2020Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2020Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare2020Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum2020Western FrostwortGymnomitrion crenulatum2020Flexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosumFlexuous Bog-mossSphagnum flexuosumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumLesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatumGreen Hoar-mossBraunia imberbis2021Green Hoar-mossBraunia imberbis2021Toothed Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crispata2021Toothed Streak-mossRhabdoweisia crispata2021Flat-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum platyphyllum2021Flat-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum platyphyllum2021Killarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifaria2021Killarney FeatherwortPlagiochila bifaria2021Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2020Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2020Hooker's FlapwortHaplomitrium hookeri2020Hooker's FlapwortHaplomitrium hookeri2020Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2020Bristly Swan-neck MossCampylopus atrovirens2020Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2020Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2020Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2020Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2020Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2020Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2020Potato BryumBryum bornholmense2020Potato BryumBryum bornholmense2020Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2020Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2020Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2020Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2020Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2020Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2020Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2020Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2020Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2020Rusty Hook-mossScorpidium revolvens2020White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2020White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2020Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2020Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata2020Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2020Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2020Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata2020Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2020Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2020Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2020Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2020Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2020Campylium stellatumCampylium stellatum2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2020Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2020Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2020Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020Bristly Fringe-mossRacomitrium heterostichum2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2020Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2020Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2020Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2020Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020Golden-head MossBreutelia chrysocoma2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2020Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2020Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2020Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2020Ringless Hook-mossSarmentypnum exannulatum2020Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2020Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2020Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2020Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2020Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2020Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2020Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2020Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2020Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020Great GrimmiaGrimmia decipiens2020Great GrimmiaGrimmia decipiens2020Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2020Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2020Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta2020Sharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acuta2020Larger Cut NotchwortTritomaria exsectiformis2020Larger Cut NotchwortTritomaria exsectiformis2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2019Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2019Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2019Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2019Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2019Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2019Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa2019Prickly FeatherwortPlagiochila spinulosa2019Blunt Cord-mossEntosthodon obtusus2019Blunt Cord-mossEntosthodon obtusus2019Silver-mossBryum argenteum2019Silver-mossBryum argenteum2019Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2019Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2019Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2019Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2019Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2019Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii2019Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2016Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2016Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2016Common ThreadwortCephaloziella divaricata2016Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2016Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2016