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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Jackdaw 🌿 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
🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Jackdaw 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Chartoscirta cincta, Callicorixa praeusta, Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chartoscirta cincta, Callicorixa praeusta, Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Cleavers +8 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Cleavers +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Cransley Reservoir: aerial 2014
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Common Pondskater
Common Pondskater
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta
Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Sigara (Subsigara) distincta Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
English Elm Ulmus procera
English Elm Ulmus procera
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Broad Bean Vicia faba
Broad Bean Vicia faba
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
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