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55.82080, -6.14314
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Little Grebe
- ✦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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Little Grebe
- ✦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 — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brimstone Moth +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Larger Mouse-tail Moss, Greater Featherwort +234 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Alder Tongue, Charcoal Burner, Larch Bolete +3 more · last seen 2024
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Wildlife to spot
3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Blackbird +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Eristalis pertinax +2
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Black GemMicrochrysa cyaneiventris2024
Alder Tongue · Charcoal Burner
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Frizzled Crisp-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +58
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Blackbird +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Eristalis pertinax +2
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Black GemMicrochrysa cyaneiventris2024
Alder Tongue · Charcoal Burner
- Alder TongueTaphrina alni
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Frizzled Crisp-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +58
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Frizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosa
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas