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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦13+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Rook
- ✦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
- 🐦13+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Rook
- ✦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
Strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Rook, Blackbird +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnius volckmari, Ecdyonurus, Baetis rhodani/atlanticus +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Dotted Thyme-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Badger, Red Fox, Grey Squirrel +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Podosphaera filipendulae, Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Boletus +1 more · last seen 2015
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Wildlife to spot
1,597 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,597 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Rook · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit +4
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Red Fox
🐝Insects53 species
springautumn
2025▾
Olives (Baetidae) · Ecdyonurus · Limnius volckmari · Esolus parallelepipedus · Leuctra +48
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023
- EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2023
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023
- Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023
- LeuctraLeuctra2023
Jointed Rush · Lesser Spearwort · Harebell · Selfheal · Water Figwort +22
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023
- Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,597 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Rook · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit +4
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Red Fox
🐝Insects53 species
springautumn
2025▾
Olives (Baetidae) · Ecdyonurus · Limnius volckmari · Esolus parallelepipedus · Leuctra +48
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2023
- EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2023
- Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2023
- Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2023
- LeuctraLeuctra2023
Jointed Rush · Lesser Spearwort · Harebell · Selfheal · Water Figwort +22
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2023
- Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Simulium dunfellense/urbanum
Simulium dunfellense/urbanum
Simulium dunfellense/urbanum2023
Simulium dunfellense/urbanum2023
Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2023Simulium argyreatum/variegatumSimulium argyreatum/variegatum2023LimoniidaeLimoniidae2023LimoniidaeLimoniidae2023Non-biting midgesChironomidae2023Non-biting midgesChironomidae2023Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2023Black fliesSimuliidae2023Black fliesSimuliidae2023RhithrogenaRhithrogena2023RhithrogenaRhithrogena2023Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2024Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2023Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2023Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2023Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2023GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2023GlossosomatidaeGlossosomatidae2023Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2023Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2023Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2023Simulium ornatum complexSimulium ornatum complex2023Simulium ornatum complexSimulium ornatum complex2023Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2023Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2023Indet HorseflyTabanidae2023Indet HorseflyTabanidae2023Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2023Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca2023Simulium cryophilumSimulium cryophilum2023Simulium cryophilumSimulium cryophilum2023Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2023Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2023AthripsodesAthripsodes2023AthripsodesAthripsodes2023TanytarsiniTanytarsini2023TanytarsiniTanytarsini2023Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2023Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2023DicranotaDicranota2023DicranotaDicranota2023Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2023Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2023HalesusHalesus2023HalesusHalesus2023Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi2023Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi2023Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2023Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2023Simulium tuberosum complexSimulium tuberosum complex2023Simulium tuberosum complexSimulium tuberosum complex2023Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2023Iron Blue MayflyBaetis muticus2023RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2023RhyacophilidaeRhyacophilidae2023Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata2023Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata2023Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2023Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2023ChironominiChironomini2023ChironominiChironomini2023OulimniusOulimnius2023OulimniusOulimnius2023Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Caenis rivulorumCaenis rivulorum2023Caenis rivulorumCaenis rivulorum2023OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2023OrthocladiinaeOrthocladiinae2023Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2023Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2023Willowherb
Willowherb
Epilobium2023
Epilobium2023
PelliaPellia2023PelliaPellia2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2023Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2023Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2023Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2023River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2023Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2023Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2023FissidensFissidens2023FissidensFissidens2023Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2023Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2023Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2023Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2023Water-StarwortCallitriche2023Water-StarwortCallitriche2023