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Getting here
56.35808, -5.12075
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blue Tit
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Peltigera membranacea, Oak Moss, Dark Crottle +89 more · last seen 2023
Varies
Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Bramble, Bracken +152 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bombus lucorum +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,089 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Hooded Crow · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow +13
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Water Shrew
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Platycheirus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tree Bumblebee · Orange-tip
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
Peltigera membranacea
- Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Eared Willow · Foxglove · Knotgrass +83
- Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- Eared WillowSalix aurita
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,089 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Hooded Crow · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow +13
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Water Shrew
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Platycheirus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tree Bumblebee · Orange-tip
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
Peltigera membranacea
- Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Eared Willow · Foxglove · Knotgrass +83
- Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- Eared WillowSalix aurita
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Pignut
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus
Common BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusJuncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratusMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisRanunculus acris subsp. acrisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaMarsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusRumex obtusifolius var. obtusifoliusCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erectaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisCommon HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens