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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
🌿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
🌿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

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🐕Dogs welcome

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6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Large Yellow Underwing, Chestnut +194 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Large Yellow Underwing, Chestnut +194 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Cock's-foot +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Cock's-foot +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Dandelion +10 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Ceredigion Coast PathWalking route112 km

Named routeLength 112 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route167 m

Named routeRef 81Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 81Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route74 m

Named routeRef 81Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 81Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route430 m

Named routeRef 81Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,868 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,868 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summer

2026

Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Common Gull +32

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Common GullLarus canus2022
SwiftApus apus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great TitParus major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2025

Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Noctule · Grey Squirrel +4

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
American MinkNeovison vison2020
WeaselMustela nivalis2019
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
BadgerMeles meles2019

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2025

Adder · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2022

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2021

🐝

Insects197 species

summerautumn

2025

Yellow-Line Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Chestnut · Brimstone Moth · November Moth +192

Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
November MothEpirrita dilutata2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Pale November MothEpirrita christyi2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita
Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae
Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri
Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus
Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis
Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
OulimniusOulimnius
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
RivuletPerizoma affinitata2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
EristalisEristalis2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Autumn Green CarpetChloroclysta miata2019
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
DicranotaDicranota2019
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2019
ProtonemuraProtonemura2019
Simulium cryophilumSimulium cryophilum2019
Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019
SiloSilo2019
Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii
Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi
Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
EmpididaeEmpididae
GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae
SimuliumSimulium
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus
Oecetis testaceaOecetis testacea
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata
Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis
Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
a weevilCurculionidae2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Small Black AntLasius niger2024
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
HelophilusHelophilus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2024
Bordered Tortoise BeetleCassida vittata2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus2023
Dor BeetleGeotrupes2020
Red Wood AntFormica rufa2020
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
Northern Winter MothOperophtera fagata2019
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019
Autumnal MothEpirrita autumnata2019
Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana2019
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2019
Simulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinum2019
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2019
Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019
HexatomaHexatoma2019
Simulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatum2019
LeuctraLeuctra2019
OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019
SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae2019
Simulium angustipesSimulium angustipes2019
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea2019
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019
Double KidneyIpimorpha retusa2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019

🌿

Plants125 species

summerautumn

2025

Bramble · Common Nettle · Cock's-foot · Marsh Thistle · Dandelion +120

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
DandelionTaraxacum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
WillowherbEpilobium
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
RagwortSenecio2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019
RushJuncus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024
KnapweedCentaurea2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
St. John's-WortHypericum2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Evening PrimroseOenothera2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Swamp Feather-mossPseudocampylium radicale2021
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021
Entosthodon mouretiiEntosthodon mouretii2020
Carolina HornwortPhaeoceros carolinianus2020
Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis2020
Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2019
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2019
FissidensFissidens2019
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2019
Water EarwortScapania undulata2019
LunulariaLunularia2019
Dog-roseRosa canina2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2019
Common VetchVicia sativa2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Fat-henChenopodium album2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
OakQuercus2019
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
PrivetLigustrum2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
ElmUlmus2019
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2019
LoniceraLonicera2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,868 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summer

2026

Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Common Gull +32

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Common GullLarus canus2022
SwiftApus apus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great TitParus major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2025

Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Noctule · Grey Squirrel +4

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
American MinkNeovison vison2020
WeaselMustela nivalis2019
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
BadgerMeles meles2019

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2025

Adder · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2022

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2021

🐝

Insects197 species

summerautumn

2025

Yellow-Line Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Chestnut · Brimstone Moth · November Moth +192

Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
November MothEpirrita dilutata2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Pale November MothEpirrita christyi2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita
Elmis aeneaElmis aenea
Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae
Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri
Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus
Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis
Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari
OulimniusOulimnius
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
RivuletPerizoma affinitata2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes
EristalisEristalis2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Autumn Green CarpetChloroclysta miata2019
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
DicranotaDicranota2019
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2019
ProtonemuraProtonemura2019
Simulium cryophilumSimulium cryophilum2019
Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2019
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2019
SiloSilo2019
Pinion-streaked SnoutSchrankia costaestrigalis2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Oreodytes sanmarkiiOreodytes sanmarkii
Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi
Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa
EmpididaeEmpididae
GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae
SimuliumSimulium
Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus
Oecetis testaceaOecetis testacea
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes
Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata
Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis
Leuctra geniculataLeuctra geniculata
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Needle or willow stonefliesLeuctridae
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
a weevilCurculionidae2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Small Black AntLasius niger2024
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
HelophilusHelophilus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2024
Bordered Tortoise BeetleCassida vittata2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Polydrusus pilosusPolydrusus pilosus2023
Dor BeetleGeotrupes2020
Red Wood AntFormica rufa2020
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
Northern Winter MothOperophtera fagata2019
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2019
Autumnal MothEpirrita autumnata2019
Red Sword-grassXylena vetusta2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
BrickSunira circellaris2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana2019
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2019
Simulium angustipes/velutinumSimulium angustipes/velutinum2019
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2019
Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2019
HexatomaHexatoma2019
Simulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatumSimulium ornatum/intermedium/trifasciatum2019
LeuctraLeuctra2019
OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2019
SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae2019
Simulium angustipesSimulium angustipes2019
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea2019
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2019
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019
Double KidneyIpimorpha retusa2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019

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Plants125 species

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Bramble · Common Nettle · Cock's-foot · Marsh Thistle · Dandelion +120

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
DandelionTaraxacum
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
WillowherbEpilobium
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
RagwortSenecio2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019
RushJuncus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024
KnapweedCentaurea2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
St. John's-WortHypericum2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Evening PrimroseOenothera2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Swamp Feather-mossPseudocampylium radicale2021
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021
Entosthodon mouretiiEntosthodon mouretii2020
Carolina HornwortPhaeoceros carolinianus2020
Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis2020
Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2019
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2019
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2019
FissidensFissidens2019
Alpine Water-mossFontinalis squamosa2019
Water EarwortScapania undulata2019
LunulariaLunularia2019
Dog-roseRosa canina2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Common Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2019
Common VetchVicia sativa2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Fat-henChenopodium album2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
OakQuercus2019
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
PrivetLigustrum2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
ElmUlmus2019
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2019
LoniceraLonicera2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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