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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
56.35400, -5.13357
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Peltigera membranacea, Sticta sylvatica +21 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bombus lucorum +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Bramble, Bracken +298 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Great Tit +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Water Shrew · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Platycheirus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tree Bumblebee
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Peltigera membranacea
- Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Knotgrass · Common Figwort · Pignut +75
- Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- PignutConopodium majus
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Great Tit +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Water Shrew · Hedgehog
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Platycheirus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tree Bumblebee
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Peltigera membranacea
- Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Knotgrass · Common Figwort · Pignut +75
- Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- PignutConopodium majus
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Thistle
Marsh Thistle
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium palustre
Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre