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▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Twite and Greylag Goose 🌿 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
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Twite and Greylag Goose 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Twite, Greylag Goose, Curlew +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Twite, Greylag Goose, Curlew +75 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Marsh-marigold, Yellow Iris, Marsh Cinquefoil +142 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Yellow Iris, Marsh Cinquefoil +142 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Water Mint, Common Sorrel, Amphibious Bistort +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth +30 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
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
2,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Greylag Goose · Meadow Pipit · Hooded Crow · Great Black-backed Gull +47
Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Common Gull Larus canus Redshank Tringa totanus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eider Somateria mollissima Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Diura bicaudata
Diura bicaudata Diura bicaudata 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Ribwort Plantain · Common Sorrel · Bilberry · Cuckooflower +6
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Curlew · Greylag Goose · Meadow Pipit · Hooded Crow · Great Black-backed Gull +47
Curlew Numenius arquata Greylag Goose Anser anser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Common Gull Larus canus Redshank Tringa totanus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Eider Somateria mollissima Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wigeon Mareca penelope Teal Anas crecca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Diura bicaudata
Diura bicaudata Diura bicaudata 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Ribwort Plantain · Common Sorrel · Bilberry · Cuckooflower +6
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marsh Ragwort
Marsh Ragwort
Jacobaea aquatica2024
Jacobaea aquatica2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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