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51.54222, -3.38134
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bog Beacon, Razor Strop Fungus, Giant Polypore +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bog Beacon, Razor Strop Fungus, Giant Polypore +12 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +141 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Monk's-hood, Toothwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Monk's-hood, Toothwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Barren Strawberry +16 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Penrhys Pilgrimage Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
62,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 62,400 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Dunnock · Dipper +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Sericostoma personatum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +47
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Giant Polypore · Pear Rust
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Pear Rust Gymnosporangium sabinae Tufted Vetch · Compact Rush · Pearly Everlasting · Burnet-saxifrage · Heather +27
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Heather Calluna vulgaris Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 62,400 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Dunnock · Dipper +27
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Sericostoma personatum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +47
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Giant Polypore · Pear Rust
Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Pear Rust Gymnosporangium sabinae Tufted Vetch · Compact Rush · Pearly Everlasting · Burnet-saxifrage · Heather +27
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Heather Calluna vulgaris Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Black flies Simuliidae
Black flies Simuliidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Non-biting midges Chironomidae
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Simulium Simulium
Simulium Simulium
River Skater Aquarius najas
River Skater Aquarius najas
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
Phasia hemiptera Phasia hemiptera
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Tipula irrorata Tipula irrorata
Tipula irrorata Tipula irrorata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Ilisia maculata Ilisia maculata
Ilisia maculata Ilisia maculata
Deleaster dichrous Deleaster dichrous
Deleaster dichrous Deleaster dichrous
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis
Jaapiella veronicae Jaapiella veronicae
Jaapiella veronicae Jaapiella veronicae
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Sedge Carex
Sedge Carex
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Monk's-hood Aconitum napellus
Monk's-hood Aconitum napellus 