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58.07343, -4.13852
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Common Gull +50 more · last seen 2022
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Common Gull +50 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Trichophorum germanicum, Heather, Carnation Sedge +60 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Heath, Large Red Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Wildlife to spot
752 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Siskin · Lesser Redpoll +30
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Sika Deer · Red Deer
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Trichophorum germanicum · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Soft-rush · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Tormentil +34
- Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Wavy Hair-Grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSkylark · Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Siskin · Lesser Redpoll +30
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Sika Deer · Red Deer
- Sika DeerCervus nippon
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Trichophorum germanicum · Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Soft-rush · Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta · Tormentil +34
- Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- Wavy Hair-Grass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Avenella flexuosa
Avenella flexuosa
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumGreat SundewDrosera anglicaGreat SundewDrosera anglicaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraFew-flowered SedgeCarex paucifloraFew-flowered SedgeCarex paucifloraEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumCrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus stricta