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Brickworks Wood

6 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.68202, -1.42186

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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
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Little Grebe +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Little Grebe +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Pestle Puffball, Entyloma ficariae, Striate Earthstar +35 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Pestle Puffball, Entyloma ficariae, Striate Earthstar +35 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Ivy Bee, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +174 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ivy Bee, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +174 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Yarrow, White Clover +131 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Yarrow, White Clover +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, White Dead-nettle, Guelder-rose +20 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route659 m

Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route52 m

Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Little Grebe · Tree Pipit · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck +88

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GadwallMareca strepera
SwiftApus apus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
TealAnas crecca
QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common TernSterna hirundo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2021

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Mammals10 species

winterspring

2025

Badger · Mole · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +5

BadgerMeles meles2024
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
OtterLutra lutra2023
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

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Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

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Insects171 species

summerautumn

2025

Ivy Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +166

Ivy BeeColletes hederae
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Golden DotStigmella aurella2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Maple DotStigmella aceris2022
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella2022
Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2022
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2022
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2022
Angle-barred Rose DotEctoedemia angulifasciella2022
Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2022
Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2022
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2022
Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2022
Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2022
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2022
Apple PygmyStigmella malella2022
Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2022
Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
CommaPolygonia c-album2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Arocatus roeseliiArocatus roeselii
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
PeacockAglais io2024
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2024
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2024
Macrosteles sexnotatusMacrosteles sexnotatus2024
Red-pea Gall CauserCynips divisa f. agamic2024
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2024
Atractotomus magnicornisAtractotomus magnicornis2024
Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti2024
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor2024
Psallus (Psallus) haematodesPsallus (Psallus) haematodes2024
Phylus (Phylus) coryliPhylus (Phylus) coryli2024
Salicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseri2024
Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2024
Pilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatus2024
Edwardsiana geometricaEdwardsiana geometrica2024
Common ShorebugSaldula saltatoria2024
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024
Eurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineata2024
Grass RivuletPerizoma albulata2024
Dasineura viciaeDasineura viciae2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata2023
Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum2023
Alder TuftBucculatrix cidarella2023
Striped-pea Gall CauserCynips longiventris f. agamic2023
Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2023
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2023
Marble GallAndricus kollari2023
Phytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculi2023
Hypericum DotFomoria septembrella2022
Sycamore Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter geniculella2022
Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2022
Barred Sycamore PigmyStigmella speciosa2022
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2022
Grey Birch DotStigmella lapponica2022
Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2022
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2022
Lime DotStigmella tiliae2022
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter esperella2022
Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2022
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2022
Short-barred DotStigmella luteella2022
Beech Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter maestingella2022
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii2022
Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2022
Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2022
Orange-spotted MinerChrysoesthia sexguttella2022
Smooth Spangle GallNeuroterus albipes2022
Oak TuftBucculatrix ulmella2022
Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2022
Smooth Pea Gall (S.L.)Diplolepis2022
Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2022
Fireweed MomphaMompha raschkiella2022
Beautiful Elm DotStigmella lemniscella2022
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2022
Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2022
Plain Elm DotStigmella viscerella2022
Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix2022
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2022
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2022
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2022
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2022
Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana2022
Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella2022
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2022
Rose Case-bearerColeophora gryphipennella2022
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2022
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2022
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2022
Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2022
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2022
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2022
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2022
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2022
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
Viburnum Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter lantanella2021
Rabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complex2021
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2021

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Fungi31 species

winterautumn

2026

Entyloma ficariae · Striate Earthstar · Hairy Curtain Crust · Blushing Bracket · Lecidella elaeochroma +26

Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
Striate EarthstarGeastrum striatum2024
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2023
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2023
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2023
Pestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliforme2022
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes2021
Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2024
Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.2024
Blue RoundheadStropharia caerulea2024
Bird Cherry PocketTaphrina padi2024
Root RotHeterobasidion annosum2024
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2023
DeceiverLaccaria laccata2023
GanodermaGanoderma2023
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2023
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2023
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum2023
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2023
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata2023
Physcia aipoliaPhyscia aipolia2023
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2023
Oak MossEvernia prunastri2022
Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea2022
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides2021
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2021
Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena2021

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Plants127 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Yarrow · Coltsfoot · White Clover · Common Knapweed +122

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
DandelionTaraxacum2022
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2023
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2022
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
Root BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2022
Spear MintMentha spicata2022
HopHumulus lupulus2022
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2022
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022
Rosa caninaRosa canina2022
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
ElmUlmus2022
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2022
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
White WillowSalix alba2022
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022
Field-roseRosa arvensis2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2022
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2022
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023
White CampionSilene latifolia2023
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
Short-leaved Water-starwortCallitriche truncata2022
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds93 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Little Grebe · Tree Pipit · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck +88

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GadwallMareca strepera
SwiftApus apus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
TealAnas crecca
QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common TernSterna hirundo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2021

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Mammals10 species

winterspring

2025

Badger · Mole · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +5

BadgerMeles meles2024
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
OtterLutra lutra2023
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

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Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2023
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

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Insects171 species

summerautumn

2025

Ivy Bee · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +166

Ivy BeeColletes hederae
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Golden DotStigmella aurella2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Maple DotStigmella aceris2022
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella2022
Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2022
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2022
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2022
Angle-barred Rose DotEctoedemia angulifasciella2022
Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2022
Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2022
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2022
Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2022
Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2022
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2022
Apple PygmyStigmella malella2022
Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2022
Norway Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter joannisi2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
CommaPolygonia c-album2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum
Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Arocatus roeseliiArocatus roeselii
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
PeacockAglais io2024
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024
Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes2024
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2024
Macrosteles sexnotatusMacrosteles sexnotatus2024
Red-pea Gall CauserCynips divisa f. agamic2024
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2024
Atractotomus magnicornisAtractotomus magnicornis2024
Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti2024
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor2024
Psallus (Psallus) haematodesPsallus (Psallus) haematodes2024
Phylus (Phylus) coryliPhylus (Phylus) coryli2024
Salicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseri2024
Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2024
Pilophorus clavatusPilophorus clavatus2024
Edwardsiana geometricaEdwardsiana geometrica2024
Common ShorebugSaldula saltatoria2024
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024
Eurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineata2024
Grass RivuletPerizoma albulata2024
Dasineura viciaeDasineura viciae2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Zonocyba bifasciataZonocyba bifasciata2023
Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum2023
Alder TuftBucculatrix cidarella2023
Striped-pea Gall CauserCynips longiventris f. agamic2023
Twig Gall CauserAndricus inflator f. sexual2023
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2023
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2023
Marble GallAndricus kollari2023
Phytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculi2023
Hypericum DotFomoria septembrella2022
Sycamore Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter geniculella2022
Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2022
Barred Sycamore PigmyStigmella speciosa2022
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2022
Grey Birch DotStigmella lapponica2022
Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2022
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2022
Lime DotStigmella tiliae2022
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter esperella2022
Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2022
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2022
Short-barred DotStigmella luteella2022
Beech Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter maestingella2022
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii2022
Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2022
Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2022
Orange-spotted MinerChrysoesthia sexguttella2022
Smooth Spangle GallNeuroterus albipes2022
Oak TuftBucculatrix ulmella2022
Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2022
Smooth Pea Gall (S.L.)Diplolepis2022
Garden StiltGracillaria syringella2022
Fireweed MomphaMompha raschkiella2022
Beautiful Elm DotStigmella lemniscella2022
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2022
Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2022
Plain Elm DotStigmella viscerella2022
Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix2022
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2022
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2022
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2022
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2022
Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana2022
Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella2022
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2022
Rose Case-bearerColeophora gryphipennella2022
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna2022
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2022
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2022
Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2022
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2022
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2022
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2022
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2022
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
Viburnum Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter lantanella2021
Rabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complex2021
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2021

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Fungi31 species

winterautumn

2026

Entyloma ficariae · Striate Earthstar · Hairy Curtain Crust · Blushing Bracket · Lecidella elaeochroma +26

Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
Striate EarthstarGeastrum striatum2024
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2023
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2023
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2023
Pestle PuffballLycoperdon excipuliforme2022
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes2021
Urocystis ficariaeUrocystis ficariae
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2024
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2024
Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.Xerocomellus chrysenteron agg.2024
Blue RoundheadStropharia caerulea2024
Bird Cherry PocketTaphrina padi2024
Root RotHeterobasidion annosum2024
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2023
DeceiverLaccaria laccata2023
GanodermaGanoderma2023
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2023
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2023
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum2023
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2023
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata2023
Physcia aipoliaPhyscia aipolia2023
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2023
Oak MossEvernia prunastri2022
Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea2022
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides2021
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2021
Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena2021

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Plants127 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Yarrow · Coltsfoot · White Clover · Common Knapweed +122

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
DandelionTaraxacum2022
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Wild CherryPrunus avium2022
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2023
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2022
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
Root BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2022
Spear MintMentha spicata2022
HopHumulus lupulus2022
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2022
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2022
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022
Rosa caninaRosa canina2022
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2022
ElmUlmus2022
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2022
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
White WillowSalix alba2022
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022
Field-roseRosa arvensis2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2022
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2022
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2022
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2022
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Bird CherryPrunus padus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Common VetchVicia sativa2023
White CampionSilene latifolia2023
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2023
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
Short-leaved Water-starwortCallitriche truncata2022
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2022

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