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Getting here
54.82909, -2.65332
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Harebell, Eyebright +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,944 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,944 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Kestrel +17
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
- BadgerMeles meles2020
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Byturus ochraceus · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus +17
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
- Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2021
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
- SyrphusSyrphus2020
- Stenophylax permistus
Tormentil · Common Mouse-ear · Common Nettle · Heather · Yarrow +89
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2021
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,944 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWheatear · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Lapwing · Kestrel +17
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Otter · Red Squirrel · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2020
- BadgerMeles meles2020
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Banded Demoiselle · Byturus ochraceus · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus +17
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
- Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2021
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020
- SyrphusSyrphus2020
- Stenophylax permistus
Tormentil · Common Mouse-ear · Common Nettle · Heather · Yarrow +89
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2021
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus
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Eyebright
Euphrasia2021
Euphrasia2021
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2020Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2020Common SedgeCarex nigra2020Common SedgeCarex nigra2020BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2020BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2020Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2020Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2020Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2020Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2020Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaKnapweedCentaurea2021KnapweedCentaurea2021RagwortSenecio2021RagwortSenecio2021Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2021Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Wild ThymeThymus drucei2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Sessile OakQuercus petraea2021Sessile OakQuercus petraea2021Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2021Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2021PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2021PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2021Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2021PignutConopodium majus2021PignutConopodium majus2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2021Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021Bell HeatherErica cinerea2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Western GorseUlex gallii2021Western GorseUlex gallii2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2021Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2020Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2020Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2020Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2020Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2020Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2020Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2020Mat-grassNardus stricta2020Mat-grassNardus stricta2020Bush VetchVicia sepium2020Bush VetchVicia sepium2020Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2020Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2020Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2020Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2020Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2020Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2020Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2020Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2020Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2020Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2020Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2020Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2020Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2020Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2020Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2020Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2020Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020BrambleRubus fruticosus2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020