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Coalville Forest Advanture Park

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52.72922, -1.37876

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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
🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 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 — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Ballerina, Blushing Bracket, Scarletina Bolete +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Ballerina, Blushing Bracket, Scarletina Bolete +19 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Guelder-rose, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +134 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy, Gorse, Pineappleweed +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Gorse, Pineappleweed +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds59 species

winterautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +54

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022

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Mammals15 species

autumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle +10

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025
MoleTalpa europaea
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
OtterLutra lutra
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

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Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects137 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +132

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Maple DotStigmella aceris
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Golden DotStigmella aurella
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
CommaPolygonia c-album
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Straw DotRivula sericealis2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2022
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2022
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2022
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Psallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidus
Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Little Beech TortrixStrophedra weirana
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii
Psallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) varians
Psallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollis
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2024
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2024
Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2024
Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullusChlamydatus (Euattus) pullus2024
Tupiocoris rhododendriTupiocoris rhododendri2024
Uroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsiiUroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsii2024
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2024
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Trigonocranus emmeaeTrigonocranus emmeae2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus2024
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Currant ClearwingSynanthedon tipuliformis2024
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024
MeligethesMeligethes2024
Birch TortrixEpinotia immundana2024
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024
Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea2024
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata2024
Platycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalis2024
Rhaphium appendiculatumRhaphium appendiculatum2024
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris2024
Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2023
Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2023
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2023
Anthocoris minkiAnthocoris minki2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2023
Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata2023
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2023
Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2023
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Common Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter rajella2022
Sallow DotStigmella salicis2022
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2022
Oak TuftBucculatrix ulmella2022
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2022
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2022
Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2022
Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2022
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2022
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2022
Short-barred DotStigmella luteella2022
Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2022
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2022
Birch ParornixParornix betulae2022
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2022
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2022
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2022
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2022
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2022

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Fungi22 species

autumn

2026

Ballerina · Blushing Bracket · Scarletina Bolete · Orange Peel Fungus · Coesyn Melfed +17

BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator2025
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2024
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
ClavariaClavaria2025
Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2024
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2024
Yellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipes2024
Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2024
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2024
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2023
Cedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceus2023
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2023
Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus2023
Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus2023
Smoky SpindlesClavaria fumosa2023
Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus2023
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2023
Common Grey DiscoMollisia cinerea2023
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2022

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Plants92 species

springsummer

2026

Ivy · Gorse · Pineappleweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Dog's Mercury +87

IvyHedera helix
GorseUlex europaeus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DaisyBellis perennis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2023
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2023
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds59 species

winterautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck +54

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022

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Mammals15 species

autumn

2026

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle +10

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025
MoleTalpa europaea
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
OtterLutra lutra
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

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Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects137 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +132

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Maple DotStigmella aceris
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Golden DotStigmella aurella
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
CommaPolygonia c-album
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Straw DotRivula sericealis2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023
Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2022
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2022
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2022
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Psallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidus
Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Little Beech TortrixStrophedra weirana
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii
Psallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) varians
Psallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollis
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2024
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2024
Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2024
Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullusChlamydatus (Euattus) pullus2024
Tupiocoris rhododendriTupiocoris rhododendri2024
Uroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsiiUroleucon (Uroleucon) cirsii2024
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2024
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Trigonocranus emmeaeTrigonocranus emmeae2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus2024
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Currant ClearwingSynanthedon tipuliformis2024
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2024
MeligethesMeligethes2024
Birch TortrixEpinotia immundana2024
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024
Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea2024
Phaonia fuscataPhaonia fuscata2024
Platycheirus tarsalisPlatycheirus tarsalis2024
Rhaphium appendiculatumRhaphium appendiculatum2024
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris2024
Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2023
Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2023
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2023
Anthocoris minkiAnthocoris minki2023
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2023
Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata2023
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2023
Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2023
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Common Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter rajella2022
Sallow DotStigmella salicis2022
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2022
Oak TuftBucculatrix ulmella2022
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2022
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2022
Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2022
Common Birch Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter ulmifoliella2022
Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2022
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2022
Short-barred DotStigmella luteella2022
Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2022
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2022
Birch ParornixParornix betulae2022
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2022
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2022
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2022
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2022
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2022

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Fungi22 species

autumn

2026

Ballerina · Blushing Bracket · Scarletina Bolete · Orange Peel Fungus · Coesyn Melfed +17

BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator2025
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2024
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
ClavariaClavaria2025
Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2024
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2024
Yellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipes2024
Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2024
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2024
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2023
Cedarwood WaxcapCuphophyllus russocoriaceus2023
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2023
Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus2023
Oakbug MilkcapLactarius quietus2023
Smoky SpindlesClavaria fumosa2023
Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus2023
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2023
Common Grey DiscoMollisia cinerea2023
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2022

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Plants92 species

springsummer

2026

Ivy · Gorse · Pineappleweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Dog's Mercury +87

IvyHedera helix
GorseUlex europaeus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DaisyBellis perennis
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2023
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2023
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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