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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Lapwing
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Lapwing
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wheatear, Lapwing, Greenfinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Lapwing, Greenfinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Common Mouse-ear +242 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Common Mouse-ear +242 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Hawthorn, Bilberry +35 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stenus impressus, Peacock, Common Blue +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stenus impressus, Peacock, Common Blue +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Kirkpatrick Macmillan Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeRef KMLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Ae-LineMountain bike route24 km

Named routeLength 24 km

Wildlife to spot

1,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspring

2025

Wheatear · Lapwing · Greenfinch · Curlew · Chaffinch +62

WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great TitParus major2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2018
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2016
Stock DoveColumba oenas2016
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2013
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
SwiftApus apus2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
CuckooCuculus canorus2018
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2018
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2018
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
GoosanderMergus merganser2016
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2016
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2013

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2024

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Insects30 species

springsummer

2025

Stenus impressus · Peacock · Common Blue · Scathophaga stercoraria · Philonthus decorus +25

Stenus impressusStenus impressus2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Philonthus decorusPhilonthus decorus2016
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2016
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2011
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2011
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2023
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2023
Stenus brunnipesStenus brunnipes2020
Xantholinus linearisXantholinus linearis2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2015
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2015
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2015
Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2015
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2015
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2015

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Plants252 species

springsummer

2024

Dryopteris affinis · Soft-rush · Short-fruited Willowherb · Heath Bedstraw · Common Sallow +247

Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2017
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017
Common SallowSalix cinerea2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
Water AvensGeum rivale2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
Bush VetchVicia sepium2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
NipplewortLapsana communis2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Common HawkweedHieracium triviale2017
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2017
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2017
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2017
Mat-grassNardus stricta2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2017
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017
Star SedgeCarex echinata2017
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2017
Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2017
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2017
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017
Silver BirchBetula pendula2017
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2017
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017
BroomCytisus scoparius2017
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017
Marsh VioletViola palustris2017
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017
PignutConopodium majus2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2017
Remote SedgeCarex remota2017
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
AspenPopulus tremula2017
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2017
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2017
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
GorseUlex europaeus2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Quaking-grassBriza media2017
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
Goat WillowSalix caprea2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2012
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2012
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2012
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2012
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2012
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2012
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2012
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2012
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2012
Common VetchVicia sativa2012
BugleAjuga reptans2012
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2012
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2023
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2019
Lesser MarshwortHelosciadium inundatum2019
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2019
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2019
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2017
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2017
BlinksMontia fontana2017
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2017
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
EyebrightEuphrasia2017
TimothyPhleum pratense2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2017
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2017
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2017
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2017
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2017
WoodruffGalium odoratum2017
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2017
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2017
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2017
Water MintMentha aquatica2017
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2017
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2017
Hedera helixHedera helix2017
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2017
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2012
Rosa caesiaRosa caesia2012
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2012
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2012
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2012
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2012
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2012
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2012
AlderAlnus glutinosa2012
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2012
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2012
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2012
Hairy Dog-roseRosa caesia2012
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2012
RamsonsAllium ursinum2012
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2012
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2012
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2012
Wood MilletMilium effusum2012
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2012
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2012
Wild CherryPrunus avium2012
DaisyBellis perennis2012
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2012
Rosa mollisRosa mollis2012
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2012
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2012
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2012
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2012
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2012
IvyHedera helix2012
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2012
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2012
Bird CherryPrunus padus2012
HawkweedHieracium2012
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2012
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2012
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2012
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2012
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2012
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2012
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2012
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2010
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspring

2025

Wheatear · Lapwing · Greenfinch · Curlew · Chaffinch +62

WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great TitParus major2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2018
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2018
Common GullLarus canus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2016
Stock DoveColumba oenas2016
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2013
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
SwiftApus apus2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2018
CuckooCuculus canorus2018
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2018
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2018
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2018
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2016
GoosanderMergus merganser2016
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2016
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2013

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2024

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Insects30 species

springsummer

2025

Stenus impressus · Peacock · Common Blue · Scathophaga stercoraria · Philonthus decorus +25

Stenus impressusStenus impressus2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Philonthus decorusPhilonthus decorus2016
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2016
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2011
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2011
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2023
Tipula maximaTipula maxima2023
Stenus brunnipesStenus brunnipes2020
Xantholinus linearisXantholinus linearis2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2015
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2015
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2015
Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2015
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2015
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2015

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Plants252 species

springsummer

2024

Dryopteris affinis · Soft-rush · Short-fruited Willowherb · Heath Bedstraw · Common Sallow +247

Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2017
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2017
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2017
Common SallowSalix cinerea2017
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2017
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2017
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2017
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2017
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017
Water AvensGeum rivale2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2017
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017
RowanSorbus aucuparia2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2017
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2017
Bush VetchVicia sepium2017
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2017
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2017
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2017
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
DandelionTaraxacum2017
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2017
NipplewortLapsana communis2017
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2017
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
Common HawkweedHieracium triviale2017
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2017
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2017
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2017
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2017
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2017
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2017
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2017
Mat-grassNardus stricta2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2017
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2017
Star SedgeCarex echinata2017
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2017
Common SedgeCarex nigra2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2017
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2017
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2017
RaspberryRubus idaeus2017
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2017
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2017
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2017
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2017
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2017
Silver BirchBetula pendula2017
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2017
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2017
BroomCytisus scoparius2017
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2017
Marsh VioletViola palustris2017
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017
PignutConopodium majus2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2017
Remote SedgeCarex remota2017
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
AspenPopulus tremula2017
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2017
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2017
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2017
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2017
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2017
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2017
HollyIlex aquifolium2017
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2017
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017
GorseUlex europaeus2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Quaking-grassBriza media2017
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
Goat WillowSalix caprea2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2012
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2012
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2012
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2012
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2012
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2012
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2012
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2012
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2012
Common VetchVicia sativa2012
BugleAjuga reptans2012
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2012
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2023
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2019
Lesser MarshwortHelosciadium inundatum2019
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2019
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2019
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2019
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2017
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2017
BlinksMontia fontana2017
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2017
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2017
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2017
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2017
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
EyebrightEuphrasia2017
TimothyPhleum pratense2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2017
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2017
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2017
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2017
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2017
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2017
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2017
WoodruffGalium odoratum2017
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2017
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2017
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2017
Water MintMentha aquatica2017
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2017
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2017
Hedera helixHedera helix2017
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2017
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2012
Rosa caesiaRosa caesia2012
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2012
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2012
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2012
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2012
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2012
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2012
AlderAlnus glutinosa2012
Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2012
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2012
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2012
Hairy Dog-roseRosa caesia2012
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2012
RamsonsAllium ursinum2012
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2012
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2012
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2012
Wood MilletMilium effusum2012
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2012
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2012
Wild CherryPrunus avium2012
DaisyBellis perennis2012
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2012
Rosa mollisRosa mollis2012
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2012
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2012
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2012
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2012
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2012
IvyHedera helix2012
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2012
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2012
Bird CherryPrunus padus2012
HawkweedHieracium2012
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2012
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2012
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2012
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2012
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2012
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2012
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2012
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2010
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis2010

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Shepherd's cottage and windswept ash tree, Benthead

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