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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.95377, -0.89439
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Dunnock
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Dunnock
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Badger, Grey Squirrel +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 15
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route666 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 15Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,746 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Dunnock · Robin · Chaffinch · Skylark · Blue Tit +22
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Brown Hare +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2022▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small White · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Red Admiral +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Great Mullein · Walnut · Silver Hair-grass · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Musk-mallow +52
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- WalnutJuglans regia
- Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,746 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Dunnock · Robin · Chaffinch · Skylark · Blue Tit +22
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Brown Hare +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2022▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small White · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Red Admiral +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Great Mullein · Walnut · Silver Hair-grass · Mouse-ear-hawkweed · Musk-mallow +52
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- WalnutJuglans regia
- Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Tortoise Bug
Tortoise Bug
Eurygaster testudinaria
Eurygaster testudinaria
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusPine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2024Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2024Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2023HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCommon CudweedFilago germanicaCommon CudweedFilago germanicaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumUpright BromeBromopsis erectaUpright BromeBromopsis erectaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisOil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleiferaOil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleiferaLady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021MistletoeViscum album2021MistletoeViscum album2021Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021Spear MintMentha spicata2021Spear MintMentha spicata2021SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2021SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2020Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2020Rose CampionSilene coronaria2020Rose CampionSilene coronaria2020Hieracium sect. VulgataHieracium sect. Vulgata2020Hieracium sect. VulgataHieracium sect. Vulgata2020Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2020Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020Events & activities nearby
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