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60.18681, -1.54381
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whooper Swan, Wigeon, Red-throated Diver +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whooper Swan, Wigeon, Red-throated Diver +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sphaerophorus globosus, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Peltigera membranacea +26 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Sphaerophorus globosus, Rhizocarpon geographicum, Peltigera membranacea +26 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red Admiral · last seen 2015; Insects — Red Admiral · last seen 2015
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — encrusting algae indet., White Sedge · last seen 2017; Plants — encrusting algae indet., White Sedge · last seen 2017
Free
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Wildlife to spot
800 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-throated Diver · Arctic Skua · Great Black-backed Gull · Great Skua · Merlin +41
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2024 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Dunlin Calidris alpina2021 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Scaup Aythya marila2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Great White Egret Ardea alba2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Twite Linaria flavirostris2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Otter · Stoat
Otter Lutra lutra Stoat Mustela erminea2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Spring Squill · Sweet Vernal-grass · Heath Rush · Cuckooflower · Blinks +27
Spring Squill Scilla verna Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Blinks Montia fontana Marsh Violet Viola palustris Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-throated Diver · Arctic Skua · Great Black-backed Gull · Great Skua · Merlin +41
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2024 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2023 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Gannet Morus bassanus2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2021 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Shetland Wren Troglodytes troglodytes zetlandicus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Dunlin Calidris alpina2021 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Scaup Aythya marila2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2022 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Great White Egret Ardea alba2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Twite Linaria flavirostris2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Otter · Stoat
Otter Lutra lutra Stoat Mustela erminea2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Spring Squill · Sweet Vernal-grass · Heath Rush · Cuckooflower · Blinks +27
Spring Squill Scilla verna Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Blinks Montia fontana Marsh Violet Viola palustris Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Water Sedge Carex aquatilis
Water Sedge Carex aquatilis
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica 