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Bowl barrow 530m south west of Gorvin

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50.94910, -4.44154

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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
🌿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
🌿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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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 — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Soft-rush, Meadowsweet +249 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Soft-rush, Meadowsweet +249 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Mint, Hawthorn +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

summer

2025

Buzzard · Wren · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Tawny Owl +66

BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RobinErithacus rubecula
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
RedpollAcanthis flammea2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
SwallowHirundo rustica2013
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2017
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2015
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2013

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Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer · Red Deer · Hedgehog · Mole · Common Pipistrelle +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish4 species

summer

2018

Brown/Sea Trout · Bullhead · Atlantic Salmon · European Eel

Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
BullheadCottus perifretum
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
European EelAnguilla anguilla2017

🐝

Insects61 species

summer

2024

Common Blue · Ringlet · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Marsh Fritillary +56

Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
PeacockAglais io2017
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022
Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne2016
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2015
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Trichomyia urbicaTrichomyia urbica
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021
Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2021
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2021
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2021
Holocentropus dubiusHolocentropus dubius2021
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021
Limnephilus luridusLimnephilus luridus2021
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2020
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Lead BelleScotopteryx mucronata2016
Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2016
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2015
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015

🌿

Plants289 species

springsummer

2021

Umbellate Hawkweed · Devil's-bit Scabious · Sneezewort · Blackthorn · Creeping Buttercup +284

Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2019
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Water MintMentha aquatica
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2019
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata2019
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2019
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2019
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2019
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2019
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2019
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2019
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2019
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2019
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2019
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2019
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2019
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019
Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2019
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2019
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2019
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2019
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2019
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2019
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2019
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2019
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2019
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2019
Great CrestwortLophocolea bispinosa2019
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2019
Western GorseUlex gallii2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Star SedgeCarex echinata2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2019
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019
Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2019
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2019
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2019
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2019
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2019
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2019
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2019
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2019
Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum2019
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2019
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2019
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2019
Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2019
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2019
Palmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmata2019
Water EarwortScapania undulata2019
St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2019
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2019
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2019
Compact Bog-mossSphagnum compactum2019
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2019
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2019
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2019
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2019
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2019
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2019
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2019
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2019
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2019
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Petty WhinGenista anglica2018
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2018
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2018
AppleMalus domestica2018
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2018
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2018
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2018
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2018
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2018
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2018
Hedera helixHedera helix2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2018
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2018
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2018
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018
Phalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. picta2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2018
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
BugleAjuga reptans2018
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2018
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
Red FescueFestuca rubra2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
Creeping WillowSalix repens2018
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2018
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
TimothyPhleum pratense2018
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,376 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

summer

2025

Buzzard · Wren · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Tawny Owl +66

BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RobinErithacus rubecula
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
RedpollAcanthis flammea2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
SwallowHirundo rustica2013
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2017
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2015
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2013

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Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer · Red Deer · Hedgehog · Mole · Common Pipistrelle +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

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Fish4 species

summer

2018

Brown/Sea Trout · Bullhead · Atlantic Salmon · European Eel

Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
BullheadCottus perifretum
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
European EelAnguilla anguilla2017

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Insects61 species

summer

2024

Common Blue · Ringlet · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Marsh Fritillary +56

Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
PeacockAglais io2017
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022
Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne2016
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2015
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Trichomyia urbicaTrichomyia urbica
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021
Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2021
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2021
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2021
Holocentropus dubiusHolocentropus dubius2021
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2021
Limnephilus luridusLimnephilus luridus2021
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2020
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Lead BelleScotopteryx mucronata2016
Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2016
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2015
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015

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Plants289 species

springsummer

2021

Umbellate Hawkweed · Devil's-bit Scabious · Sneezewort · Blackthorn · Creeping Buttercup +284

Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red CampionSilene dioica
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2019
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Water MintMentha aquatica
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2019
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata2019
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2019
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2019
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2019
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2019
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2019
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2019
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2019
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2019
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2019
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2019
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2019
Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2019
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2019
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2019
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2019
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2019
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2019
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019
Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2019
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2019
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2019
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2019
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2019
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2019
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2019
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2019
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2019
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2019
Great CrestwortLophocolea bispinosa2019
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2019
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2019
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2019
Western GorseUlex gallii2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2018
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Star SedgeCarex echinata2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2019
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019
Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2019
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2019
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2019
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2019
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2019
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2019
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2019
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2019
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2019
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Forcipated PincerwortCephalozia connivens2019
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2019
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2019
Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum2019
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2019
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2019
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2019
Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2019
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2019
Palmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmata2019
Water EarwortScapania undulata2019
St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2019
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2019
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2019
Compact Bog-mossSphagnum compactum2019
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2019
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2019
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2019
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2019
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2019
Delicate Tamarisk-mossThuidium delicatulum2019
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2019
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2019
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2019
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2019
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2019
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2019
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Petty WhinGenista anglica2018
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2018
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2018
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2018
AppleMalus domestica2018
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2018
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2018
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Common SedgeCarex nigra2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2018
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2018
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2018
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2018
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2018
Hedera helixHedera helix2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2018
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2018
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2018
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018
Phalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. picta2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2018
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
BugleAjuga reptans2018
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2018
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2018
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
Red FescueFestuca rubra2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
Creeping WillowSalix repens2018
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2018
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
TimothyPhleum pratense2018
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2018

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