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Braunstone Park

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52.62416, -1.17634

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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
🛝Playground 300m away — 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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Canada Goose, Moorhen +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Bramble +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Groundsel +122 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Groundsel +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

167 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

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West End WayCycling route

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Inner RingwayCycling route

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Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

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Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

54,762 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,762 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2026

Magpie · Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin +61

MagpiePica pica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

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Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
OtterLutra lutra2024
BatChiroptera2024

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects115 species

springsummer

2026

Western Honey Bee · Hornet Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +110

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) capraiOrthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Placochela nigripesPlacochela nigripes2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Dichrooscytus gustaviDichrooscytus gustavi2025
Tropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificus2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthaliiAcetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum2024
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024
Trypeta artemisiaeTrypeta artemisiae2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024
Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Dolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Small Gooseberry SawyerPristiphora appendiculata2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024

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Fungi8 species

autumn

2025

Sycamore Tarspot · Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods · Hairy Curtain Crust +3

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024
ParasolaParasola2024
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024

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Plants125 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Dandelion · Common Nettle · Groundsel · Bramble · Daisy +120

DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
IvyHedera helix2025
AspenPopulus tremula2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
HazelCorylus avellana
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Hoary CressLepidium draba2024
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2024
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024
Manna AshFraxinus ornus2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,762 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds66 species

springautumn

2026

Magpie · Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Robin +61

MagpiePica pica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

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Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
OtterLutra lutra2024
BatChiroptera2024

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects115 species

springsummer

2026

Western Honey Bee · Hornet Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +110

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) capraiOrthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Placochela nigripesPlacochela nigripes2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Dichrooscytus gustaviDichrooscytus gustavi2025
Tropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificus2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthaliiAcetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum2024
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024
Trypeta artemisiaeTrypeta artemisiae2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024
Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Dolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Small Gooseberry SawyerPristiphora appendiculata2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024

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Fungi8 species

autumn

2025

Sycamore Tarspot · Glistening Inkcap · Giant Polypore · Hen Of The Woods · Hairy Curtain Crust +3

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024
ParasolaParasola2024
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024

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Plants125 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Dandelion · Common Nettle · Groundsel · Bramble · Daisy +120

DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
IvyHedera helix2025
AspenPopulus tremula2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
HazelCorylus avellana
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Hoary CressLepidium draba2024
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2024
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024
Manna AshFraxinus ornus2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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