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56.13042, -5.42169
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Goosander +39 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Goosander +39 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — July Highflyer, Spruce Carpet, Lesser Yellow Underwing +136 more · last seen 2024; Insects — July Highflyer, Spruce Carpet, Lesser Yellow Underwing +136 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bog Pondweed, Bogbean, Yellow Water-lily +4 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bog Pondweed, Bogbean, Yellow Water-lily +4 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia Way Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mallard · Goosander · Sand Martin · Grey Heron +28
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2021 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +6
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2020 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2019 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Downy Birch · Bramble · Yellow Water-lily · Bottle Sedge · Bugle +39
Downy Birch Betula pubescens Bramble Rubus fruticosus Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Bugle Ajuga reptans Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mallard · Goosander · Sand Martin · Grey Heron +28
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Otter
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Otter Lutra lutra2022 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2021 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +6
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2020 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2019 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Downy Birch · Bramble · Yellow Water-lily · Bottle Sedge · Bugle +39
Downy Birch Betula pubescens Bramble Rubus fruticosus Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata Bugle Ajuga reptans Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2019
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris2021
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris2021
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2020
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2020
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2019
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2019
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
Water Lobelia Lobelia dortmanna
Water Lobelia Lobelia dortmanna
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum
Bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria2019
Bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria2019
Slender Sedge Carex lasiocarpa2019
Slender Sedge Carex lasiocarpa2019
Common Sedge Carex nigra2019
Common Sedge Carex nigra2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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