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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Cormorant +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Cormorant +34 more · last seen 2025
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🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Rhododendron · last seen 2015; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Rhododendron · last seen 2015
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sperrins Route 2 - The Sawel Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Round tripRegional cycle route
Faughan Valley Cycleway Route 1Cycling route38.6 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 38.6 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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202 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
202 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Grey Heron +32
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- PochardAythya ferina2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Canadian Waterweed · Rhododendron · Marsh Pennywort · Heath Bedstraw · Crested Dog's-tail +110
- Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2010
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
202 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Little Grebe · Cormorant · Herring Gull · Grey Heron +32
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- PochardAythya ferina2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Canadian Waterweed · Rhododendron · Marsh Pennywort · Heath Bedstraw · Crested Dog's-tail +110
- Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2010
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2010
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2010Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2010Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2010Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2010Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2010Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2010Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2010Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2010Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2010Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2010Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2010Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2010Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2010BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2010BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2010Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2010Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2010Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2010Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2010SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010TormentilPotentilla erecta2010TormentilPotentilla erecta2010Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2010Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2010Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2010GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2010SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2010SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2010Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2010Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2010Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010Common SallowSalix cinerea2010Common SallowSalix cinerea2010Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2010Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2010Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010HawthornCrataegus monogyna2010HawthornCrataegus monogyna2010Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010Star SedgeCarex echinata2010Star SedgeCarex echinata2010RaspberryRubus idaeus2010RaspberryRubus idaeus2010DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2010Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum2010Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum2010Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2010Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2010DaisyBellis perennis2010DaisyBellis perennis2010Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010CleaversGalium aparine2010CleaversGalium aparine2010Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2010Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2010Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2010Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2010Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2010Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010YarrowAchillea millefolium2010YarrowAchillea millefolium2010Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010BrambleRubus fruticosus2010BrambleRubus fruticosus2010ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2010ShoreweedLittorella uniflora2010Downy BirchBetula pubescens2010Downy BirchBetula pubescens2010RowanSorbus aucuparia2010RowanSorbus aucuparia2010Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2010Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2010DandelionTaraxacum2010DandelionTaraxacum2010Common ReedPhragmites australis2010Common ReedPhragmites australis2010Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2010Floating Bur-reedSparganium angustifolium2010Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2010Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2010Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2010Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2010Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2010Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2010CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2010Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2010Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2010Eared WillowSalix aurita2010Eared WillowSalix aurita2010Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2010Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2010Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2010Common ChickweedStellaria media2010Common ChickweedStellaria media2010Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2010Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2010Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2010Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2010Water MintMentha aquatica2010Water MintMentha aquatica2010Common NettleUrtica dioica2010Common NettleUrtica dioica2010Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2010Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2010Western GorseUlex gallii2010Western GorseUlex gallii2010Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2010Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum2010BlinksMontia fontana2010BlinksMontia fontana2010Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2010Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2010Hedera helixHedera helix2010Hedera helixHedera helix2010SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2010SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2010PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2010PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2010Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2010Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2010BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010Oval SedgeCarex leporina2010Oval SedgeCarex leporina2010Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010Common DuckweedLemna minor2010Common DuckweedLemna minor2010AlderAlnus glutinosa2010AlderAlnus glutinosa2010Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010GorseUlex europaeus2010GorseUlex europaeus2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010AshFraxinus excelsior2010AshFraxinus excelsior2010CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2010CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2010WatercressNasturtium officinale2010WatercressNasturtium officinale2010Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2010Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2010Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2010Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2010Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2010Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2010Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2010Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2010Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2010Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2010Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2010Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2010BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010HeatherCalluna vulgaris2010HeatherCalluna vulgaris2010Greater PlantainPlantago major2010Greater PlantainPlantago major2010FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2010Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2010Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2010Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2010Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2010Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2010Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2010Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2010Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2010Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2010