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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Twite ✦ 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
🐦 83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Twite ✦ 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 — Greylag Goose, Twite, Curlew +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Twite, Curlew +80 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Yellow Iris, Marsh Cinquefoil +143 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Yellow Iris, Marsh Cinquefoil +143 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth +32 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Amphibious Bistort, Autumn Hawkbit +7 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Greylag Goose · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Great Black-backed Gull +50
Greylag Goose Anser anser Curlew Numenius arquata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redshank Tringa totanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eider Somateria mollissima Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Mute Swan Cygnus olor Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Common Gull Larus canus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Diura bicaudata
Diura bicaudata Diura bicaudata 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Field Wood-rush · Common Ragwort · Meadowsweet · Marsh Ragwort +4
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024 Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,791 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Greylag Goose · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Great Black-backed Gull +50
Greylag Goose Anser anser Curlew Numenius arquata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Herring Gull Larus argentatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redshank Tringa totanus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eider Somateria mollissima Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Mute Swan Cygnus olor Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Common Gull Larus canus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Diura bicaudata
Diura bicaudata Diura bicaudata 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Field Wood-rush · Common Ragwort · Meadowsweet · Marsh Ragwort +4
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024 Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024 