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Church of the Martyrs

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mute Swan +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Bluebottle, Western Honey Bee, Batman Hoverfly +110 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Bluebottle, Western Honey Bee, Batman Hoverfly +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Torth Felen, Sycamore Tarspot, Common Bird's Nest +7 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Torth Felen, Sycamore Tarspot, Common Bird's Nest +7 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Ivy +128 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Elder, Ivy +128 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

159 signed routes nearby

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Inner RingwayCycling route

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Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

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Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route

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Wildlife to spot

40,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Blackbird +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
CorvidCorvidae2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024

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Mammals9 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2024

Dace · Minnow

DaceLeuciscus leuciscus
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus

🐝

Insects113 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Bluebottle · Western Honey Bee · Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly +108

Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthaliiAcetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2024
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024

🍄

Fungi10 species

winterautumn

2026

Torth Felen · Sycamore Tarspot · Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap · Hen Of The Woods +5

Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa2025
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2025
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2025

🌿

Plants130 species

springautumn

2026

Bramble · Elder · Yarrow · Ash · Wild Cherry +125

BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
ElmUlmus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
MistletoeViscum album2025
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Canada Goose · Blackbird +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
CorvidCorvidae2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
OtterLutra lutra
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2024

Dace · Minnow

DaceLeuciscus leuciscus
MinnowPhoxinus phoxinus

🐝

Insects113 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Bluebottle · Western Honey Bee · Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly +108

Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthaliiAcetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2024
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024

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Fungi10 species

winterautumn

2026

Torth Felen · Sycamore Tarspot · Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap · Hen Of The Woods +5

Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa2025
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2025
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2025

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Plants130 species

springautumn

2026

Bramble · Elder · Yarrow · Ash · Wild Cherry +125

BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
ElmUlmus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
MistletoeViscum album2025
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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