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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Lapwing
✦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

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corncrake and Lapwing
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Corncrake, Lapwing, Ringed Plover +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Corncrake, Lapwing, Ringed Plover +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Cross-leaved Heath, Common Cottongrass +101 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Cross-leaved Heath, Common Cottongrass +101 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Beraea maurus, Limnephilus marmoratus +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Beraea maurus, Limnephilus marmoratus +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Alder Tongue · last seen 2021; Fungi — Alder Tongue · last seen 2021

Varies

Wildlife to spot

4,125 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,125 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2026

Meadow Pipit · Greylag Goose · Hooded Crow · Wren · Raven +61

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Brown Hare

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Common Green Grasshopper · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Pale Brindled Beauty +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria
Black DarterSympetrum danae

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2024

Field Gentian · Greater Tussock-sedge · Mare's-tail · Marsh Arrowgrass · Royal Fern +5

Field GentianGentianella campestris
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Royal FernOsmunda regalis
BrookweedSamolus valerandi
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,125 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springautumn

2026

Meadow Pipit · Greylag Goose · Hooded Crow · Wren · Raven +61

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great SkuaStercorarius skua2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Harbour Seal · Grey Seal · Brown Hare

Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Common Green Grasshopper · Large Red Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Pale Brindled Beauty +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria
Black DarterSympetrum danae

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2024

Field Gentian · Greater Tussock-sedge · Mare's-tail · Marsh Arrowgrass · Royal Fern +5

Field GentianGentianella campestris
Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
Royal FernOsmunda regalis
BrookweedSamolus valerandi
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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