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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.98330, -4.06381
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cladonia caespiticia, Parmotrema perlatum, Platismatia glauca +18 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Cladonia caespiticia, Parmotrema perlatum, Platismatia glauca +18 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Fissidens +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Fissidens +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gorlech Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Derwen Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Raven Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Siskin +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Ecdyonurus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Hydropsyche siltalai · Sericostoma personatum +31
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2022 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2022 Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2022 Wormaldia Wormaldia Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Bitter-Cress · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Alpine Water-moss +20
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2025 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,548 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Siskin +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Ecdyonurus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Hydropsyche siltalai · Sericostoma personatum +31
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2022 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2022 Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2022 Wormaldia Wormaldia Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Bitter-Cress · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Alpine Water-moss +20
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2025 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Chloroperlidae Chloroperlidae2022
Chloroperlidae Chloroperlidae2022
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2022
Perla carlukiana Perla carlukiana2022
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2022
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2022
Black flies Simuliidae2022
Black flies Simuliidae2022
Protonemura praecox Protonemura praecox2022
Protonemura praecox Protonemura praecox2022
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2022
Hydropsychidae Hydropsychidae2022
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus2022
Hairy Whirligig Beetle Orectochilus villosus2022
Leuctra Leuctra2022
Leuctra Leuctra2022
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2022
Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata2022
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2022
Limnius volckmari Limnius volckmari2022
Cranefly Tipulidae2022
Cranefly Tipulidae2022
Scirtidae Scirtidae2022
Scirtidae Scirtidae2022
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2022
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2022
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2022
Tanytarsini Tanytarsini2022
Plectrocnemia geniculata Plectrocnemia geniculata2022
Plectrocnemia geniculata Plectrocnemia geniculata2022
Protonemura Protonemura2022
Protonemura Protonemura2022
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2022
Hydraena gracilis Hydraena gracilis2022
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2022
Esolus parallelepipedus Esolus parallelepipedus2022
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2022
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2022
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2022
Orthocladiinae Orthocladiinae2022
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2022
Elmis aenea Elmis aenea2022
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2022
Silo pallipes Silo pallipes2022
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2022
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2022
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis2022
Hydropsyche instabilis Hydropsyche instabilis2022
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2022
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2022
Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata2022
Chloroperla tripunctata Chloroperla tripunctata2022
Simulium ornatum complex Simulium ornatum complex2022
Simulium ornatum complex Simulium ornatum complex2022
Lepidostoma Lepidostoma2022
Lepidostoma Lepidostoma2022
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2022
Rhithrogena Rhithrogena2022
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2022
Baetis rhodani/atlanticus Baetis rhodani/atlanticus2022 2025
2025
Pellia Pellia2025
Pellia Pellia2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fissidens Fissidens2025
Fissidens Fissidens2025
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2025
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
Scapania Scapania2025
Scapania Scapania2025
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2025
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2025
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2025
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2025
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2025
Yellow Fringe-moss Racomitrium aciculare2025
Zygnematalean Zygnematalean2025
Zygnematalean Zygnematalean2025
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea2025
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2024
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum2024
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024