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56.23913, -5.07459
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Oystercatcher +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Oystercatcher +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, False Oat-grass +159 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Platycheirus albimanus, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,912 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,912 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
Common Porpoise · Red Squirrel
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax · Turnip Tigress · Conops quadrifasciatus +2
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
False Oat-grass · Meadowsweet · White Clover · Bramble · Rosebay Willowherb +96
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
- Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,912 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +29
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
Common Porpoise · Red Squirrel
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax · Turnip Tigress · Conops quadrifasciatus +2
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
False Oat-grass · Meadowsweet · White Clover · Bramble · Rosebay Willowherb +96
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
- Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususJuncus effusus var. effususWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaVicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepiumVicia sepium var. sepiumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisSalix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisScorzoneroides autumnalis var. autumnalisBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaAppleMalusAppleMalusFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisEuphrasia officinalisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderiBullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderiJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileSalmonberryRubus spectabilisSalmonberryRubus spectabilisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisCymbalaria muralis subsp. muralisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusMelampyrum pratense subsp. pratense var. pratenseMelampyrum pratense subsp. pratense var. pratenseMelampyrum pratense subsp. pratense var. pratenseMelampyrum pratense subsp. pratense var. pratenseHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens