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Getting here
52.29433, -4.04823
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Green-veined White, Azure Damselfly +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Heath Plait-moss +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
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1,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Magpie +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TealAnas crecca
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2021
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +16
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tormentil · Heath Bedstraw · Springy Turf-moss
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Magpie +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TealAnas crecca
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2021
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2021
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Keeled Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +16
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tormentil · Heath Bedstraw · Springy Turf-moss
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumRed-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombiiRed-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombiiPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2022Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2022