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Getting here
56.35407, -5.11229
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom 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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Sticta sylvatica +88 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bombus lucorum +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Alder, Bramble, Cock's-foot +177 more · last seen 2012
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Caledonia WayCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,304 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,304 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Hooded Crow · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Nuthatch +18
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Water Shrew · Mole · Hedgehog +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Platycheirus · Orange-tip · Scathophaga stercoraria · Pine Weevil · Tree Bumblebee +2
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Ragged-Robin · Oxeye Daisy · Water Avens · Bluebell +132
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Polypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,304 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Hooded Crow · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Nuthatch +18
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Water Shrew · Mole · Hedgehog +1
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Platycheirus · Orange-tip · Scathophaga stercoraria · Pine Weevil · Tree Bumblebee +2
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Ragged-Robin · Oxeye Daisy · Water Avens · Bluebell +132
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Polypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
BadgerMeles meles2020BadgerMeles meles2020Green Tiger Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris2020
Cicindela campestris2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare
SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisBeech FernPhegopteris connectilisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreMarsh CinquefoilComarum palustreUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaUpland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermediaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWhorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillataWhorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaHybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambiguaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataShoreweedLittorella unifloraShoreweedLittorella unifloraHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumBladder-sedgeCarex vesicariaBladder-sedgeCarex vesicariaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisMarsh LousewortPedicularis palustrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex panicea