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Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.13160, -4.05660
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Limnephilidae, Black flies +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Bank Haircap, Cylindric Beard-moss +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Pertusaria hymenea · last seen 2013
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route747 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 747 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route333 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 333 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.7 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 8.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,661 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020
Foxglove · Cylindric Beard-moss · Holly · Japanese Knotweed · Isothecium myosuroides +67
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2019
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2018
- Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,661 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Common Red Soldier Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020
Foxglove · Cylindric Beard-moss · Holly · Japanese Knotweed · Isothecium myosuroides +67
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2019
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020
- Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2018
- Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2018Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2018Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2018Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2018White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2018White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2018Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2018Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2018Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2018Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2018Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2018Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2018Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2018Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2018Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2018Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2018Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2018Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2018Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2018Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2018Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2018CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2024Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2024Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2019Awl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatum2019Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2019Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2019BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2018Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2018Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2018Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2018Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2018Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2018Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2018Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2018Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2018Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida2018Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida2018Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2018Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2018Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2018Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2018Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2018Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2018Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2018Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2018Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2018Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2018Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2018Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2018Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2018Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2018River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2018River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2018Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2018Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2018Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2018Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2018Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2018Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2018Events & activities nearby
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