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Getting here
52.28311, -4.04875
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Heath Plait-moss +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Wildlife to spot
1,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,388 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Dunnock +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +8
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed Skimmer
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tormentil · Heath Bedstraw · Japanese Knotweed · Springy Turf-moss
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,388 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit · Dunnock +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- TealAnas crecca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +8
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed Skimmer
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tormentil · Heath Bedstraw · Japanese Knotweed · Springy Turf-moss
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombiiRed-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombiiPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2022Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022