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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harebell, Cow-horn Bog-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +57 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Harebell, Cow-horn Bog-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +57 more · last seen 2019
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Jay, Redpoll (cabaret/flammea), Siskin +13 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Jay, Redpoll (cabaret/flammea), Siskin +13 more · last seen 2023
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🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +4 more · last seen 2014; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +4 more · last seen 2014
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Causeway Coast Way Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Length 53 km Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot 232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 16 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Jay · Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) · Siskin · Swallow · Bullfinch +11
Jay Garrulus glandarius2018 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2010 Siskin Spinus spinus2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2010 Teal Anas crecca2010 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2010 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2010 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2010 Coal Tit Periparus ater2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes2017 Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Dark Green Fritillary +2
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Green-veined White Pieris napi Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Sweet Vernal-grass · Rowan · Broad Buckler-fern · Downy Birch · Heath Wood-rush +148
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2010 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2010 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2010 Downy Birch Betula pubescens2010 Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2010 Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 16 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Jay · Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) · Siskin · Swallow · Bullfinch +11
Jay Garrulus glandarius2018 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2010 Siskin Spinus spinus2010 Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Greylag Goose Anser anser2010 Teal Anas crecca2010 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2010 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2010 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2010 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2010 Coal Tit Periparus ater2010 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2010 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes2017 Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Dark Green Fritillary +2
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Green-veined White Pieris napi Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Sweet Vernal-grass · Rowan · Broad Buckler-fern · Downy Birch · Heath Wood-rush +148
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2010 Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2010 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2010 Downy Birch Betula pubescens2010 Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora2010 Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2010
2010
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2010
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2010
Heather Calluna vulgaris2010
Heather Calluna vulgaris2010
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2012
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2012
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2012
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2012
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2012
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2012
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2012
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2012
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2012
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2012
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2012
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2012
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2012
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2012
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2012
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2012
Pale Thread-moss Bryum pallens2012
Pale Thread-moss Bryum pallens2012
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2012
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2012
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2012
Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2012
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2012
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2012
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2012
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2012
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2012
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2012
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2012
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2012
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2012
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2012
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2012
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2012
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2012
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus2012
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2012
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2012
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2012
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2012
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2012
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2012
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2012
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2012
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2012
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2012
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2012
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2012
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2012
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2012
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2012
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2012
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2012
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2012
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2012
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2012
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2012
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2012
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2012
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2012
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2012
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2012
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2012
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2012
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2012
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2012
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2012
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens2012
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2012
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2012
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2012
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2012
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2012
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.2012
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile2012
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile2012
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2012
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2012
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2012
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2012
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2012
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2012
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2012
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2012
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2012
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2012
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2012
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2012
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2012
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2012
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2012
Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum2012
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2012
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2012
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2012
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2012
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2012
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2012
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2012
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2012
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2012
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia2012
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2012
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2012
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2012
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2012
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2012
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2012
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2012
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2012
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2012
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2012
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2012
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2012
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2010
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2010
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2010
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2010
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2010
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2010
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2010
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2010
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2010
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2010
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2010
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2010
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2010
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2010
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2010
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2010
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2010
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2010
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2010
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2010
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2010
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2010
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2010
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2010
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2010
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2010
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana2010
Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana2010
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2010
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2010
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale2010
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2010
Bugle Ajuga reptans2010
Bugle Ajuga reptans2010
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2010
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2010
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2010
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2010
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2010
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2010
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2010
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2010
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2010
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2010
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2010
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2010
Greater Plantain Plantago major2010
Greater Plantain Plantago major2010
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2010
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2010
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2010
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2010
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2010
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2010
Rosa canina Rosa canina2010
Rosa canina Rosa canina2010
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2010
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2010
Daisy Bellis perennis2010
Daisy Bellis perennis2010
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2010
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2010
Red Campion Silene dioica2010
Red Campion Silene dioica2010
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2010
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2010
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2010
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2010
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2010
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2010
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2010
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2010
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2010
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2010
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2010
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2010
Cleavers Galium aparine2010
Cleavers Galium aparine2010
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2010
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2010
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2010
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus2010
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2010
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2010
White Clover Trifolium repens2010
White Clover Trifolium repens2010
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2010
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2010
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2010
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2010
Elder Sambucus nigra2010
Elder Sambucus nigra2010
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2010
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2010
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2010
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2010
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius2010
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius2010
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2010
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2010
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2010
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra2010
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2010
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2010
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2010
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2010
Dandelion Taraxacum2010
Dandelion Taraxacum2010
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2010
Montbretia Crocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2010
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2010
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2010
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2010
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2010
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2010
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2010
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2010
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2010
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2010
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2010
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2010
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2010
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2010
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2010
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2010
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2010
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2010
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2010
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2010
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2010
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2010
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2010
Common Sedge Carex nigra2010
Common Sedge Carex nigra2010
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2010
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2010
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2010
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2010
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2010
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2010
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2010
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2010
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2010
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2010
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2010
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2010
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2010
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2010
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2010
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2010
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2010
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia2010
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2010
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2010
Primrose Primula vulgaris2010
Primrose Primula vulgaris2010
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2010
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2010
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2010
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2010
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2010
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2010
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2010
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2010
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2010
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2010
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010 