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▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Raven 🌿 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Raven 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Raven, Great Black-backed Gull +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Raven, Great Black-backed Gull +61 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ceramium virgatum, Sea Lettuce, Lomentaria clavellosa +206 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ceramium virgatum, Sea Lettuce, Lomentaria clavellosa +206 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Bramble, Sheep's Sorrel +12 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Moth · last seen 2017; Insects — Non-biting midges, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Moth · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Great Black-backed Gull · Greylag Goose · Curlew · Hooded Crow +45
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Twite Linaria flavirostris2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Swift Apus apus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Puffin Fratercula arctica2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2019 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Cottongrass · Heather · Common Mouse-ear · Heath Bedstraw · Heath Rush +50
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Heather Calluna vulgaris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Great Black-backed Gull · Greylag Goose · Curlew · Hooded Crow +45
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Great Skua Stercorarius skua2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Razorbill Alca torda2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Twite Linaria flavirostris2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2019 Swift Apus apus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Eider Somateria mollissima2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Puffin Fratercula arctica2024 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus2019 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Cottongrass · Heather · Common Mouse-ear · Heath Bedstraw · Heath Rush +50
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Heather Calluna vulgaris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2023
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2023
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2023
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2023
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2023
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2023
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2023
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Floating Hook-moss Warnstorfia fluitans2023
Floating Hook-moss Warnstorfia fluitans2023
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2023
Mueller's Pouchwort Calypogeia muelleriana2023
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2023
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum2023
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2023
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens2023
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2023
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2023
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2023
Bog-moss Flapwort Odontoschisma sphagni2023
Anomalous Flapwort Mylia anomala2023
Anomalous Flapwort Mylia anomala2023
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2023
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2023
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2023
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2023
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis2023
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2023
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2023
Small Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum azoricum2023
Small Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum azoricum2023
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2023
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2023
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare2023
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare2023
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2023
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2023
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2023
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2023
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2023
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2023
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2023
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2023
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2023
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2023
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2023
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2023
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2023
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2023
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2023
Two-horned Pincerwort Cephalozia bicuspidata2023
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2023
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum2023
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2023
Common Pouchwort Calypogeia fissa2023
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2023
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2023
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2023
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2023
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2023
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2023
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2023
Heath Earwort Scapania irrigua2023
Larger Cut Notchwort Tritomaria exsectiformis2023
Larger Cut Notchwort Tritomaria exsectiformis2023
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2023
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2023
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2023
Inflated Notchwort Gymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2023
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2023
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2023
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus2023
Compact Swan-neck Moss Campylopus brevipilus2023
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2023
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa2023
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2023
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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