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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
57.89741, -4.31854
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Sand Martin
- 🍄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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Sand Martin
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Common Gull, Sand Martin, Willow Warbler +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Common Gull, Sand Martin, Willow Warbler +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Angel's Wings, Chanterelle, Larch Bolete +34 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +33 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Gorse, Wild Cherry +232 more · last seen 2023
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,672 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,672 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sand Martin · Wren · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Swift +39
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pine Marten · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Early Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Four-spotted Chaser · Black Darter +11
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Common Blue Damselfly
Common Nettle · Gorse · Broad-leaved Dock · Cock's-foot · Cow Parsley +67
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Narcissus poeticus subsp. recurvusNarcissus poeticus subsp. recurvus2021
- Greater Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,672 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sand Martin · Wren · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Swift +39
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Pine Marten · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +2
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Early Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Common Hawker · Four-spotted Chaser · Black Darter +11
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Common Blue Damselfly
Common Nettle · Gorse · Broad-leaved Dock · Cock's-foot · Cow Parsley +67
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Narcissus poeticus subsp. recurvusNarcissus poeticus subsp. recurvus2021
- Greater Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataPine WeevilHylobius abietisPine WeevilHylobius abietisOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Plantago major2021
Plantago major2021
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021Salix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. caprea2021Salix caprea subsp. capreaSalix caprea subsp. caprea2021JuniperJuniperus communis2021JuniperJuniperus communis2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimusSea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021New Zealand FlaxPhormium tenax2021New Zealand FlaxPhormium tenax2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021AlderAlnus glutinosa2021Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2021Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2021Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2021Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2021Garden PeonyPaeonia officinalis2021Garden PeonyPaeonia officinalis2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2021Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2021Aunt-ElizaCrocosmia paniculata2021Aunt-ElizaCrocosmia paniculata2021Silene latifolia subsp. albaSilene latifolia subsp. alba2021Silene latifolia subsp. albaSilene latifolia subsp. alba2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2021Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2021Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2021OxalisOxalis2021OxalisOxalis2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021OnionAllium2021OnionAllium2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2021Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2021Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2021Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa2021Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa2021Labrador VioletViola riviniana group 'Purpurea'2021Labrador VioletViola riviniana group 'Purpurea'2021Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius2021Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornisMatthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis2021Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornisMatthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2021Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2021Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2021ThriftArmeria maritima2021ThriftArmeria maritima2021Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2021Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2021