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Getting here
55.76405, -3.68978
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Pink-footed Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Pink-footed Goose
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Pink-footed Goose, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Raven, Pink-footed Goose, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +150 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Jacobaea, Sycamore +185 more · last seen 2023
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,225 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Barn Owl · Long-eared Owl · Starling · Stonechat +22
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Green Nettle Weevil · Common Leaf Weevil · St Marks Fly · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +9
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Meadow Vetchling · Hard-fern · Dotted Loosestrife · Slender St John's-wort · Wild Strawberry +96
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2023
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,225 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Barn Owl · Long-eared Owl · Starling · Stonechat +22
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects14 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Green Nettle Weevil · Common Leaf Weevil · St Marks Fly · Blue Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +9
- Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2023
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Meadow Vetchling · Hard-fern · Dotted Loosestrife · Slender St John's-wort · Wild Strawberry +96
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2023
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata2022
Graphomya maculata2022
Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2022Broken-belted BumblebeeBombus soroeensis2022PolietesPolietes2022PolietesPolietes2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis20222023
2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2023Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2023Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2023Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisBrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2023Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2023Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2023Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2023Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2023Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2023Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2023HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023HawkweedHieracium2023HawkweedHieracium2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2023Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2023Rush AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2023Rush AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2023Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023GorseUlex europaeus2023GorseUlex europaeus2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2023Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023EyebrightEuphrasia2023EyebrightEuphrasia2023Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Mat-grassNardus stricta2023Mat-grassNardus stricta2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Monk's-hoodAconitum napellus2023Monk's-hoodAconitum napellus2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2021Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2021Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2021Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2021Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2021Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2021Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2021Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2021HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2021Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2021