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Blackwell Common

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Coot +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bramble, Giant Blackberry +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bramble, Giant Blackberry +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cumbria WayWalking route118 km

Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 10Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 7Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds74 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +69

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
DipperCinclus cinclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum2024
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2023
Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023

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Mammals10 species

springautumn

2025

Otter · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · American Mink +5

OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison
MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
WeaselMustela nivalis2023

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Amphibians3 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025

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Fish4 species

springsummer

2025

Rudd · Tench · Minnow · Stone Loach

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus
TenchTinca tinca
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2024
Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula2024

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Insects87 species

springsummer

2026

Melanostoma scalare · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · 24-spot Ladybird +82

Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2022
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Green DrakeEphemera danica2022
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2022
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus2022
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Saldula c-albumSaldula c-album
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Zwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifrons
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
EupeodesEupeodes2024
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2024
caddisfliesTrichoptera2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Cardiophorus asellusCardiophorus asellus2024
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
mayfliesEphemeroptera2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2023
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
SepsisSepsis2022
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2022
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022
Northern Silver-stilettoSpiriverpa lunulata2022
Negastrius sabulicolaNegastrius sabulicola2022
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2022
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2022
Yellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibis2022
Prasocuris glabraPrasocuris glabra2022
St Marks FlyBibio marci2022
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2022
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022

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Plants148 species

spring

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Spear Thistle · White Clover +143

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repens
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Rosa caninaRosa canina
DaisyBellis perennis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
BalsamImpatiens balsamina
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
GorseUlex europaeus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
Red CampionSilene dioica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
ElderSambucus nigra
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
PignutConopodium majus
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Black CurrantRibes nigrum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
OsierSalix viminalis
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
NipplewortLapsana communis
OakQuercus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
IvyHedera helix
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2023
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
Curled DockRumex crispus2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
BurdockArctium2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2023
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2023
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,310 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds74 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +69

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
DipperCinclus cinclus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum2024
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2023
Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023

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Mammals10 species

springautumn

2025

Otter · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · American Mink +5

OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison
MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
WeaselMustela nivalis2023

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Amphibians3 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025

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Fish4 species

springsummer

2025

Rudd · Tench · Minnow · Stone Loach

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus
TenchTinca tinca
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus2024
Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula2024

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Insects87 species

springsummer

2026

Melanostoma scalare · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · 24-spot Ladybird +82

Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2022
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Green DrakeEphemera danica2022
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2022
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2025
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022
Brown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongus2022
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Saldula c-albumSaldula c-album
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii
Zwicknia bifronsZwicknia bifrons
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Lejogaster metallinaLejogaster metallina2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
EupeodesEupeodes2024
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2024
caddisfliesTrichoptera2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Cardiophorus asellusCardiophorus asellus2024
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
mayfliesEphemeroptera2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2023
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
SepsisSepsis2022
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2022
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022
Northern Silver-stilettoSpiriverpa lunulata2022
Negastrius sabulicolaNegastrius sabulicola2022
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2022
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2022
Yellow-legged Water-snipeflyAtherix ibis2022
Prasocuris glabraPrasocuris glabra2022
St Marks FlyBibio marci2022
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2022
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022

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Plants148 species

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2025

Himalayan Balsam · Bramble · Cow Parsley · Spear Thistle · White Clover +143

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repens
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Rosa caninaRosa canina
DaisyBellis perennis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
CleaversGalium aparine
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus
BalsamImpatiens balsamina
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
GorseUlex europaeus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
Red CampionSilene dioica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
ElderSambucus nigra
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
PignutConopodium majus
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Black CurrantRibes nigrum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
OsierSalix viminalis
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
NipplewortLapsana communis
OakQuercus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
IvyHedera helix
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Perfoliate PondweedPotamogeton perfoliatus2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2023
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
Curled DockRumex crispus2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
BurdockArctium2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2023
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2023
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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