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Getting here
58.07024, -4.05663
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
- 🍄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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Sphaerophorus globosus, Mallrug, Mallryg, Dark Crottle +13 more · last seen 2011
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Grey Pine Carpet, Small Wainscot, Dark Marbled Carpet +37 more · last seen 2020
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Downy Birch, daffodils, Rowan +145 more · last seen 2016
Free
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Wildlife to spot
1,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,082 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Pheasant · Siskin · Goldcrest · Great Tit +5
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Ectopsocus petersi · Trichopsocus brincki · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Empoasca vitis · Linnavuoriana decempunctata +5
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
- Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Foxglove · Gorse · Sitka Spruce · Heath Rush · Downy Birch +82
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
- GorseUlex europaeus2021
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,082 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Pheasant · Siskin · Goldcrest · Great Tit +5
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Ectopsocus petersi · Trichopsocus brincki · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Empoasca vitis · Linnavuoriana decempunctata +5
- Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi
- Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Linnavuoriana decempunctataLinnavuoriana decempunctata
- Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Foxglove · Gorse · Sitka Spruce · Heath Rush · Downy Birch +82
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
- GorseUlex europaeus2021
- Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens2021
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctataBalclutha punctataBalclutha punctataAnthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralisWhite-speckled SmokeNarycia duplicellaWhite-speckled SmokeNarycia duplicella2019
2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2019Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2019Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2019Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019TormentilPotentilla erecta2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Mat-grassNardus stricta2019Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2019Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescueFestuca filiformis2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019Bell HeatherErica cinerea2019LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2019LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2019Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2019Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2019Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2019Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Common SedgeCarex nigra2019Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2019Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2019daffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaGarden TulipTulipa gesnerianaNarcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'Narcissus x cyclazetta 'Tête-à-tête'False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumRed CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021Silver BirchBetula pendula2021Silver BirchBetula pendula2021Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2021Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2021Woolly WillowSalix lanata2021Woolly WillowSalix lanata2021PignutConopodium majus2021PignutConopodium majus2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021CowslipPrimula veris2021CowslipPrimula veris2021LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2021LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2019Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2019Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2019Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2019Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2019Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2019Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2019Creeping WillowSalix repens2019Creeping WillowSalix repens2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019Early Hair-grassAira praecox2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2019Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019