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▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Raven ✦ 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
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Raven ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Stonechat +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Stonechat +76 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Lousewort, Crocosmia +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tormentil, Lousewort, Crocosmia +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — St Marks Fly, Eristalis pertinax, Great Yellow Bumblebee +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — St Marks Fly, Eristalis pertinax, Great Yellow Bumblebee +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Tuberous Comfrey, Meadowsweet +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Sedge Warbler +44
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Curlew Numenius arquata Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Raven Corvus corax Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Greylag Goose Anser anser Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Eider Somateria mollissima Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redshank Tringa totanus Gannet Morus bassanus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Twite Linaria flavirostris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 St Marks Fly
🌿 Plants 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tormentil · Common Bistort · Lousewort · Tuberous Comfrey · Great Wood-rush +27
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2024 Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Sedge Warbler +44
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Curlew Numenius arquata Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Raven Corvus corax Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Greylag Goose Anser anser Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Eider Somateria mollissima Blackbird Turdus merula Common Gull Larus canus Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redshank Tringa totanus Gannet Morus bassanus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Common Guillemot Uria aalge Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Twite Linaria flavirostris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 St Marks Fly
🌿 Plants 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tormentil · Common Bistort · Lousewort · Tuberous Comfrey · Great Wood-rush +27
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Tuberous Comfrey Symphytum tuberosum Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2024 Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2024
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2024
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2024
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2024
Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum2024
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2024
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2024
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2024
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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