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📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
🌿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

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
🌿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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pale Butterwort, Slender St John's-wort, Coltsfoot +202 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Pale Butterwort, Slender St John's-wort, Coltsfoot +202 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Raspberry, Bramble +21 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green-veined White, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Caledonia WayCycling route

Named routeRef CWRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

552 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summerautumn

2025

Raven · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Crossbill · Wren +26

RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TealAnas crecca
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
MerlinFalco columbarius2014

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2016

Mole · Red Fox · Sika Deer

MoleTalpa europaea2012
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Sika DeerCervus nippon2014

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Small Heath · Green Hairstreak

Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019

🌿

Plants143 species

summer

2012

Slender St John's-wort · Bramble · Raspberry · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +138

Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Curled DockRumex crispus
BlinksMontia fontana
ElderSambucus nigra
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
ChaffweedLysimachia minima
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
BeechFagus sylvatica
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
GorseUlex europaeus
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Water MintMentha aquatica
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
TormentilPotentilla erecta
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
EyebrightEuphrasia
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Hedera helixHedera helix
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summerautumn

2025

Raven · Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Crossbill · Wren +26

RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TealAnas crecca
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2021
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
DunnockPrunella modularis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
MerlinFalco columbarius2014

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2016

Mole · Red Fox · Sika Deer

MoleTalpa europaea2012
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Sika DeerCervus nippon2014

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Small Heath · Green Hairstreak

Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019

🌿

Plants143 species

summer

2012

Slender St John's-wort · Bramble · Raspberry · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +138

Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Curled DockRumex crispus
BlinksMontia fontana
ElderSambucus nigra
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Greater PlantainPlantago major
ChaffweedLysimachia minima
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Pale ButterwortPinguicula lusitanica
BeechFagus sylvatica
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
GorseUlex europaeus
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Water MintMentha aquatica
Alternate Water-milfoilMyriophyllum alterniflorum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
TormentilPotentilla erecta
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
EyebrightEuphrasia
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Hedera helixHedera helix
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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