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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mamillate Plait-moss, Common Pocket-moss, Wall Screw-moss +187 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Mamillate Plait-moss, Common Pocket-moss, Wall Screw-moss +187 more · last seen 2020
Free
Plants — Hazel, Common Sorrel, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large White, Painted Lady +12 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Large White, Painted Lady +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
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Wildlife to spot
773 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 773 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Collared Dove · Kestrel · Corvid Species · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Corvid Species Corvus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Greylag Goose Anser anser2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2017 Common Green Grasshopper · Painted Lady · Peacock · Large White · Small White +7
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Common Pocket-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +103
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2019 Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2019 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2019 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 773 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Collared Dove · Kestrel · Corvid Species · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Corvid Species Corvus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Greylag Goose Anser anser2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2017 Common Green Grasshopper · Painted Lady · Peacock · Large White · Small White +7
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Common Pocket-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +103
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2019 Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi2019 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2019 Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Plagiomnium undulatum2019
Plagiomnium undulatum2019
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2019
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2019
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus2020
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus2020
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2019
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2019
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2019
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2019
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2019
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2019
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2019
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2019
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2019
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2019
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2019
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2019
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2019
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2019
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2019
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2019
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2019
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2019
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2019
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2019
Swamp Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum2019
Swamp Silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatum2019
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2019
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2019
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2019
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2019
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Common Aloe-moss Aloina aloides2019
Common Aloe-moss Aloina aloides2019
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2019
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2019
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2019
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2019
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2019
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2019
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2019
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2019
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2019
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2019
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica
Grand-toothed Hawkweed Hieracium grandidens2020
Grand-toothed Hawkweed Hieracium grandidens2020
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2019
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare2019
Lesser Potato Bryum Bryum subapiculatum2019
Lesser Potato Bryum Bryum subapiculatum2019
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2019
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2019
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2019
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2019
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2019
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2019
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2019
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2019
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2019
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2019
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2019
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2019
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2019
Whiskered Veilwort Metzgeria consanguinea2019
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2019
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2019
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019
Red Beard-moss Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2019
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2019
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2019
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2019
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2019
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2019
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2019
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2019
Jagged Germanderwort Riccardia chamedryfolia2019
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2019
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2019
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2019
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2019
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2019
Common Frillwort Fossombronia pusilla2019
Common Frillwort Fossombronia pusilla2019
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2019
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2019
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2019
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2019
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2019
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2019
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2019
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2019
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2019
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2019
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2019
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2019
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2019
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2019
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2019
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2019
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2019
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2019
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2019
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella2019
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2019
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2019
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium2019
Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium2019
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2019
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2019
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2019
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2019
Dwarf Flapwort Jungermannia pumila2019
Dwarf Flapwort Jungermannia pumila2019
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2019
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum2019
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2019
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima2019
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2019
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Alder Alnus glutinosa2019
Hazel Corylus2019
Hazel Corylus2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum2017
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum2017
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2017
Spiral Extinguisher-moss Encalypta streptocarpa2017
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2017
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2017
Matted Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum populeum2017
Matted Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum populeum2017
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2017
Starry Hoar-moss Hedwigia stellata2017
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2017
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2017
Palmate Germanderwort Riccardia palmata2017
Palmate Germanderwort Riccardia palmata2017
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2017
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2017
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2017
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2017
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2017
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum2017
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum2017
Ringless Hook-moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum2017
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2017
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2017
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2017
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2017
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2017
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii2017
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2017
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare2017
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2017
Hair-pointed Grimmia Grimmia trichophylla2017
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2017
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2017
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2017
Bristly Fringe-moss Racomitrium heterostichum2017
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2017
Perthshire Beard-moss Didymodon rigidulus2017
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2017
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2017
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2017
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides2017
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2017
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2017
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2017
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa2017
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2017
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2017
Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta2017
Thick-set Earwort Scapania compacta2017
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2017
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2017
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens2017
Rufous Forklet-moss Dicranella rufescens2017
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2017
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2017
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2017
Greasewort Aneura pinguis2017
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum2017
Heterocladium heteropterum Heterocladium heteropterum2017
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2017
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2017
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2017
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2017
River Grimmia Schistidium rivulare2017
River Grimmia Schistidium rivulare2017
Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2017
Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2017
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2017
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2017
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2017
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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