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Burbage Common and Woods

2 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.54541, -1.33431

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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

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Alexanders Rust, Ramalina farinacea +22 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Alexanders Rust, Ramalina farinacea +22 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +270 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +270 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hart's-Tongue, Wellingtonia +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hart's-Tongue, Wellingtonia +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Alexanders, Beech, Garlic Mustard +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

36 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Footpath V51Walking route

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Bridleway V53Walking route

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Bridleway V29Walking route

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Footpath V35Walking route

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Footpath U50Walking route

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Wildlife to spot

26,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

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Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Pygmy Shrew · Bank Vole · Brown Hare +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

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Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Adder · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

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Amphibians4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects274 species

summerautumn

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Eristalis pertinax · Swollen-thighed Beetle +269

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025
Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Golden DotStigmella aurella2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Maple DotStigmella aceris2025
Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana2025
Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2024
Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025
Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2025
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2025
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Bee MothAphomia sociella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2025
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2024
Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024
Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2024
Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024
Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2024
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024
Anthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscus2024
EupeodesEupeodes2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024
Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii2024
Copper-tip LonghornNemophora cupriacella2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella2024
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Liriomyza strigataLiriomyza strigata2025
Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2025
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2025
White-tipped DotStigmella assimilella2025
Agromyza albitarsisAgromyza albitarsis2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
SimuliumSimulium2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Macrodiplosis roborisMacrodiplosis roboris2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Varied CoronetHadena compta2025
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025
Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Large Ivy TortrixLozotaenia forsterana2025
Eupithecia intricataEupithecia intricata2025
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025
FlameAxylia putris2025
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2025
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2025
Blood-veinTimandra comae2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
MillerAcronicta leporina2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata2025
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2025
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2025
Waved UmberMenophra abruptaria2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2025
Aradus depressusAradus depressus2025
Violet-egg Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. sexual2025
Pink-wax Gall CauserTrigonaspis megaptera f. sexual2025
Hazel Spring JewelParacrania chrysolepidella2025
Hairy-catkin Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. sexual2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella2024
Marble GallAndricus kollari2024
Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella2024
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024
Birch ParornixParornix betulae2024
Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2024
Aulagromyza tremulaeAulagromyza tremulae2024
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2024
Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024
Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2024
Sallow DotStigmella salicis2024
Chromatomyia loniceraeChromatomyia lonicerae2024
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter esperella2024
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2024
Aulagromyza tridentataAulagromyza tridentata2024
Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024
Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024
Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2024
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
NeoasciaNeoascia2024
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2024
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2024
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2024
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
PipizellaPipizella2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2024
Aphis (Bursaphis) epilobiariaAphis (Bursaphis) epilobiaria2024
Poecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatus2024
Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2024
Poplar Maze-minerPhyllocnistis unipunctella2024
Striped-pea Gall CauserCynips longiventris f. agamic2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2024
Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2024
Macropsis scutellataMacropsis scutellata2024
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Orchestes pilosusOrchestes pilosus2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Maple StiltCaloptilia semifascia2024
Tipula irrorataTipula irrorata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli2024
Beech NematineEuura fagi2024
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Chequered Click BeetleProsternon tessellatum2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
PipizaPipiza2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024

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Fungi25 species

springautumn

2026

King Alfred's Cakes · Ramalina farinacea · Alexanders Rust · Butter Cap · Ganoderma +20

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Alexanders RustPuccinia smyrnii
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025
GanodermaGanoderma2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025
CingroenPhallus impudicus2025
Bitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariae2025
Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae2025
Puccinia adoxaePuccinia adoxae2025
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2024
Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa2024
Dothidella ulmiDothidella ulmi2024
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024
Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2024
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2024
Great Burnet RustXenodochus carbonarius2024
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea2024

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Plants65 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Spotted-orchid · Hart's-Tongue · Wellingtonia · Alexanders · Water Avens +60

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2024
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024
GorseUlex europaeus
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Field PepperwortLepidium campestre2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
WisteriaWisteria2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Grape HyacinthMuscari2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Atlas CedarCedrus atlantica2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2025
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
AspenPopulus tremula2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024
Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
ElmUlmus2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,172 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

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Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Pygmy Shrew · Bank Vole · Brown Hare +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024

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Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Adder · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

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Amphibians4 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects274 species

summerautumn

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Eristalis pertinax · Swollen-thighed Beetle +269

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025
Blue-shot DotStigmella plagicolella2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Golden DotStigmella aurella2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Maple DotStigmella aceris2025
Shining Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter schreberella2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2025
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Yellow Oak TortrixAleimma loeflingiana2025
Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2024
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2024
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2024
Blackthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter spinicolella2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025
Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2025
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2025
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Bee MothAphomia sociella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2025
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2024
Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2024
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2024
Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2024
Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2024
Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2024
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2024
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024
Anthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscus2024
EupeodesEupeodes2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024
Meadow Cranesbill WeevilZacladus geranii2024
Copper-tip LonghornNemophora cupriacella2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella2024
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Liriomyza strigataLiriomyza strigata2025
Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2025
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2025
White-tipped DotStigmella assimilella2025
Agromyza albitarsisAgromyza albitarsis2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
SimuliumSimulium2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Oak ProcessionaryThaumetopoea processionea2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Macrodiplosis roborisMacrodiplosis roboris2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Varied CoronetHadena compta2025
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025
Ichneumon xanthoriusIchneumon xanthorius2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Large Ivy TortrixLozotaenia forsterana2025
Eupithecia intricataEupithecia intricata2025
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2025
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025
FlameAxylia putris2025
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2025
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2025
Blood-veinTimandra comae2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
MillerAcronicta leporina2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata2025
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2025
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2025
Waved UmberMenophra abruptaria2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2025
Aradus depressusAradus depressus2025
Violet-egg Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. sexual2025
Pink-wax Gall CauserTrigonaspis megaptera f. sexual2025
Hazel Spring JewelParacrania chrysolepidella2025
Hairy-catkin Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. sexual2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Shining Hawthorn DotStigmella hybnerella2024
Marble GallAndricus kollari2024
Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella2024
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024
Birch ParornixParornix betulae2024
Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2024
Aulagromyza tremulaeAulagromyza tremulae2024
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2024
Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024
Oak CarlTischeria ekebladella2024
Sallow DotStigmella salicis2024
Chromatomyia loniceraeChromatomyia lonicerae2024
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter esperella2024
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2024
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2024
Aulagromyza tridentataAulagromyza tridentata2024
Hawthorn DotStigmella crataegella2024
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2024
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2024
Agromyza alnibetulaeAgromyza alnibetulae2024
Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2024
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
NeoasciaNeoascia2024
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2024
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2024
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2024
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
PipizellaPipizella2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2024
Aphis (Bursaphis) epilobiariaAphis (Bursaphis) epilobiaria2024
Poecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatus2024
Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2024
Poplar Maze-minerPhyllocnistis unipunctella2024
Striped-pea Gall CauserCynips longiventris f. agamic2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2024
Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2024
Macropsis scutellataMacropsis scutellata2024
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024
Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Orchestes pilosusOrchestes pilosus2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Maple StiltCaloptilia semifascia2024
Tipula irrorataTipula irrorata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli2024
Beech NematineEuura fagi2024
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Chequered Click BeetleProsternon tessellatum2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
PipizaPipiza2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024

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Fungi25 species

springautumn

2026

King Alfred's Cakes · Ramalina farinacea · Alexanders Rust · Butter Cap · Ganoderma +20

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Alexanders RustPuccinia smyrnii
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025
GanodermaGanoderma2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025
CingroenPhallus impudicus2025
Bitter Chocolate RustUromyces ficariae2025
Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae2025
Puccinia adoxaePuccinia adoxae2025
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2024
Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa2024
Dothidella ulmiDothidella ulmi2024
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2024
Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus2024
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2024
Great Burnet RustXenodochus carbonarius2024
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea2024

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Plants65 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Spotted-orchid · Hart's-Tongue · Wellingtonia · Alexanders · Water Avens +60

Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2024
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024
GorseUlex europaeus
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Field PepperwortLepidium campestre2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
WisteriaWisteria2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Grape HyacinthMuscari2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Atlas CedarCedrus atlantica2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2025
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
AspenPopulus tremula2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024
Perennial Wall-rocketDiplotaxis tenuifolia2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
ElmUlmus2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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