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57.30217, -2.44705
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Rook, Pink-footed Goose +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Rook, Pink-footed Goose +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock +58 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Cleavers, Jacobaea +156 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Sycamore, Cleavers, Jacobaea +156 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Rowan, Hawthorn +22 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gordon Way Walking route ▾
Millstone Hill Trail Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Pink-footed Goose · Jackdaw +41
Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goosander Mergus merganser Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Brown Hare · Mole · Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer · Red Fox +7
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Spear Thistle · Sycamore · Giant Hogweed · Creeping Buttercup · Male-fern +34
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2022 Gorse Ulex europaeus2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Pink-footed Goose · Jackdaw +41
Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goosander Mergus merganser Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Teal Anas crecca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Brown Hare · Mole · Wild Cat Hybrid · Roe Deer · Red Fox +7
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Wild Cat Hybrid Felis silvestris x catus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Spear Thistle · Sycamore · Giant Hogweed · Creeping Buttercup · Male-fern +34
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2022 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2022 Gorse Ulex europaeus2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2024
Rattus norvegicus2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024
Feral Cat Felis catus2023
Feral Cat Felis catus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna2022
Crataegus monogyna2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2022
Noble Fir Abies procera2022
Noble Fir Abies procera2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2022
Rose Rosa2022
Rose Rosa2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2022
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2022
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2022
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2022
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2022
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2022
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2022
Daisy Bellis perennis2022
Daisy Bellis perennis2022
White Clover Trifolium repens2022
White Clover Trifolium repens2022
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
Hybrid Larch Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2022
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2022
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2022
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2022
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis2022
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2022
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2022
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius2022
Northern Dock Rumex longifolius2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Elder Sambucus nigra2022
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2022
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2022
daffodils Narcissus2022
daffodils Narcissus2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2022
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2022
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2022
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Beech Fagus sylvatica2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Broom Cytisus scoparius2022
Broom Cytisus scoparius2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2022
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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