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Crowcroft Park

12 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.45247, -2.19284

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Wood Avens, Snowdrop +110 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Wood Avens, Snowdrop +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Etherow - Goyt Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Park Grovepublic footpath · 45 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

377 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Irwell River ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stretford CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chorlton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +46

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · House Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus2025
House MouseMus musculus2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects104 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +99

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2025
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025
Otiorhynchus auriferOtiorhynchus aurifer2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
Hilara luridaHilara lurida2025
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2025
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula2025
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2025
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2025
Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Coenosia testaceaCoenosia testacea2025
Hydrophoria linogriseaHydrophoria linogrisea2025
Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025
Fannia serenaFannia serena2025
Rhamphomyia flavaRhamphomyia flava2025
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2025
Delia platuraDelia platura2025
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2025
Rhamphomyia lamellataRhamphomyia lamellata2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2025
Tipula uncaTipula unca2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025
Rhamphomyia nigripennisRhamphomyia nigripennis2025
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
OpomyzaOpomyza2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025

🌿

Plants113 species

summerautumn

2026

Herb-Robert · Wood Avens · Snowdrop · Common Nettle · Fox-and-cubs +108

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
IvyHedera helix
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii2025
Solanum crispumSolanum crispum2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +46

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Larus argentatus argentatusLarus argentatus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · House Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus2025
House MouseMus musculus2025

🐸

Amphibians3 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects104 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +99

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2025
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025
Otiorhynchus auriferOtiorhynchus aurifer2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
Hilara luridaHilara lurida2025
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2025
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula2025
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2025
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2025
Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Coenosia testaceaCoenosia testacea2025
Hydrophoria linogriseaHydrophoria linogrisea2025
Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025
Fannia serenaFannia serena2025
Rhamphomyia flavaRhamphomyia flava2025
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2025
Delia platuraDelia platura2025
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2025
Rhamphomyia lamellataRhamphomyia lamellata2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2025
Tipula uncaTipula unca2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025
Rhamphomyia nigripennisRhamphomyia nigripennis2025
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
OpomyzaOpomyza2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025

🌿

Plants113 species

summerautumn

2026

Herb-Robert · Wood Avens · Snowdrop · Common Nettle · Fox-and-cubs +108

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
IvyHedera helix
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
LaurustinusViburnum tinus
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii2025
Solanum crispumSolanum crispum2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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