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Getting here
50.45595, -4.45913
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Love Our Local Zone — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Love Our Local Zone — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Playing field
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Long-eared Bat species, Harvest Mouse +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — caddisflies, Green Shieldbug, Olives (Baetidae) +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km30 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dark Lanepublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: residential
Lake Lanepublic footpath · 287 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 287 mSurface groundPath type: track
Passmore Closepublic footpath · 84 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,966 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,966 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Melanostoma · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +10
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Even Scalewort · Clustered Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +93
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,966 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Melanostoma · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +10
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Even Scalewort · Clustered Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +93
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2025White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2025Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2025Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2025Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2025Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2025Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2025Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.2025Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2025Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2025Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2025Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2025Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2025Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2025Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2025Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2025Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2025Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2025Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2025Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2025Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2025Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025Common PottiaTortula truncata2025Common PottiaTortula truncata2025Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2025Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2025Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2025Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2025Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2025Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2025Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2025Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2025Sauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteri2025Sauter's Thread-mossBryum sauteri2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2025Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2025Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2025Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2025Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2025Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2025Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2025Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Plagiochila porelloidesPlagiochila porelloides2025Plagiochila porelloidesPlagiochila porelloides2025Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2025Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2025Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2025Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2025Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2025Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum2025Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2025Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2025Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2025Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2025Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2025Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2025Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2025Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2025Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2025Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2025Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2025Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2025GreasewortAneura pinguis2025GreasewortAneura pinguis2025Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2025Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2025Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2025Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2025Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2025Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2025Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2025Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla2025Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2025Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum2025Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus2025Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus2025Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2025Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2025Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2025Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2025Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2025Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2025Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2025Thick-set EarwortScapania compacta2025Don's Thread-mossBryum donianum2025Don's Thread-mossBryum donianum2025Events & activities nearby
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