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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕The Lagoon Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕The Lagoon Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Swift +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Swift +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain, Bramble +143 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain, Bramble +143 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Henbit Dead-nettle, Evergreen Oak +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Small White +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Small White +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

Kings Promenadepublic footpath · 890 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 890 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 150Cycling route

Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 150Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route378 m

Named routeRef 150Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 150Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 150Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route420 m

Named routeRef 150Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,231 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,231 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

winterspring

2025

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Swift · Starling · Woodpigeon +85

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwiftApus apus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
MagpiePica pica2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Great TitParus major2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Black BrantBranta bernicla nigricans2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2020
GannetMorus bassanus2020
EiderSomateria mollissima2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Common GuillemotUria aalge2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2020
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2020
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2020
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2019
GullsLaridae2018
CootFulica atra2018
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2018
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2011

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2013
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2013

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2016

Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises

Turtles, Terrapins and TortoisesTestudines

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects49 species

summer

2025

Painted Lady · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood +44

Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
CommaPolygonia c-album
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2013
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2021
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2017
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2015
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2015
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2014
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2013
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2011
Silver YAutographa gamma2010

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2011

Common Orange Lichen

Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina

🌿

Plants146 species

summer

2022

Common Mallow · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Bramble · Ivy +141

Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
IvyHedera helix
Sea CouchElymus athericus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
TamariskTamarix gallica
SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
GorseUlex europaeus
Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Spanish BroomSpartium junceum
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
AppleMalus domestica
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Prickly SaltwortSalsola kali
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Sea RocketCakile maritima
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Monterey PinePinus radiata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
DittanderLepidium latifolium
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
Golden-SamphireLimbarda crithmoides
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
HemlockConium maculatum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Sand CouchElymus junceiformis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Turkish IrisIris orientalis
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum
Common CouchElymus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
White CampionSilene latifolia
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
DaisyBellis perennis
CleaversGalium aparine
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
BorageBorago officinalis
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalisFumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis
DandelionTaraxacum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
WallflowerErysimum cheiri
Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hoary CressLepidium draba
Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Tall RocketSisymbrium altissimum
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Fat-henChenopodium album
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus
White StonecropSedum album
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Shrubby OracheAtriplex halimus
Silver RagwortJacobaea maritima
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa
AshFraxinus excelsior
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Maritime PinePinus pinaster
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
WeldReseda luteola
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021
daffodilsNarcissus2018
Shrubby Sea-bliteSuaeda vera2018
Rock sea-lavanderLimonium2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
MarramAmmophila arenaria2011
GutweedUlva intestinalis2011
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,231 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

winterspring

2025

Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Swift · Starling · Woodpigeon +85

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwiftApus apus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
MagpiePica pica2024
SanderlingCalidris alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Great TitParus major2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Black BrantBranta bernicla nigricans2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Shore LarkEremophila alpestris2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2020
GannetMorus bassanus2020
EiderSomateria mollissima2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Common GuillemotUria aalge2020
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2020
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2020
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2020
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2019
GullsLaridae2018
CootFulica atra2018
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2018
Mute SwanCygnus olor2018
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2011

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2013
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2013

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2016

Turtles, Terrapins and Tortoises

Turtles, Terrapins and TortoisesTestudines

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects49 species

summer

2025

Painted Lady · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood +44

Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
CommaPolygonia c-album
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2013
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2021
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2017
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2015
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2015
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2014
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2013
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2011
Silver YAutographa gamma2010

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2011

Common Orange Lichen

Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina

🌿

Plants146 species

summer

2022

Common Mallow · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Bramble · Ivy +141

Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
IvyHedera helix
Sea CouchElymus athericus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
TamariskTamarix gallica
SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
GorseUlex europaeus
Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Spanish BroomSpartium junceum
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
AppleMalus domestica
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Prickly SaltwortSalsola kali
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Sea RocketCakile maritima
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Monterey PinePinus radiata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
DittanderLepidium latifolium
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
Golden-SamphireLimbarda crithmoides
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
HemlockConium maculatum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Sand CouchElymus junceiformis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Turkish IrisIris orientalis
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum
Common CouchElymus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
White CampionSilene latifolia
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum
DaisyBellis perennis
CleaversGalium aparine
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
BorageBorago officinalis
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalisFumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis
DandelionTaraxacum
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
WallflowerErysimum cheiri
Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hoary CressLepidium draba
Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Annual MercuryMercurialis annua
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Tall RocketSisymbrium altissimum
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Fat-henChenopodium album
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus
White StonecropSedum album
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Shrubby OracheAtriplex halimus
Silver RagwortJacobaea maritima
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa
AshFraxinus excelsior
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Maritime PinePinus pinaster
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Yellow Horned-poppyGlaucium flavum
WeldReseda luteola
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021
daffodilsNarcissus2018
Shrubby Sea-bliteSuaeda vera2018
Rock sea-lavanderLimonium2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
MarramAmmophila arenaria2011
GutweedUlva intestinalis2011
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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