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Cwmwernderi Reservoir

6 ha

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Getting here

51.59779, -3.70955

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Coal Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Coal Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Phlebia livida, Trechispora minima +45 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Phlebia livida, Trechispora minima +45 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Silo pallipes, Hydropsyche instabilis, Lepidostoma hirtum +78 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Silo pallipes, Hydropsyche instabilis, Lepidostoma hirtum +78 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Fingered Cowlwort, Little Shaggy-moss, Heath Plait-moss +121 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Fingered Cowlwort, Little Shaggy-moss, Heath Plait-moss +121 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

885Cycling route

Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network

Route 887Cycling route

Named routeRef 887National Cycle Network

NCN 88 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

NCN 885 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 885National Cycle Network

Bryn Goytre CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

PenhyddMountain bike route

Named route

W²Mountain bike route

Named route

Blue ScarMountain bike route

Named route

Y WalMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,297 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,297 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Nightjar · Robin · Blackbird · Buzzard · Coal Tit +55

NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great TitParus major2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
MagpiePica pica2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2015
SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2014
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
DipperCinclus cinclus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2017
Herring GullLarus argentatus2015
RedwingTurdus iliacus2014
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2013
JackdawColoeus monedula2013

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Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2024

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2022

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish3 species

summer

2019

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects81 species

winter

2022

Silo pallipes · Lepidostoma hirtum · Hydropsyche instabilis · Sericostoma personatum · Hydropsyche siltalai +76

Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2016
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2016
Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2016
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2016
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2016
Leuctra nigraLeuctra nigra2016
Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi2016
Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2016
Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2016
Non-biting midgesChironomidae2016
Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2016
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2016
Black fliesSimuliidae2016
LeuctraLeuctra2016
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2016
Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2016
ScirtidaeScirtidae2016
Diplectrona felixDiplectrona felix2016
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016
Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2016
Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2016
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2016
Green DrakeEphemera danica2016
AgapetusAgapetus2016
Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2016
Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2016
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2016
NemouraNemoura2016
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2016
DicranotaDicranota2016
Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis2016
Wormaldia subnigraWormaldia subnigra2016
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2016
Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2016
Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2016
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2016
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2016
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2016
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra
Small Sallow Mining BeeAndrena praecox
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2016
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2016
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2016
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2016
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2016
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2016
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2016
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2016
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2016
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2016
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016
Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2016
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2016
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2016
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2016
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2016
IdiopteraIdioptera2016
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2016
Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2016
Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata2016
PerlodidaePerlodidae2016
SimuliumSimulium2016
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2016
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2016
Paraleptophlebia submarginataParaleptophlebia submarginata2016
GlossosomaGlossosoma2016
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015

🍄

Fungi48 species

autumn

2019

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Phlebia livida · Serpula himantioides · Common Earthball · Sycamore Tarspot +43

Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
Phlebia lividaPhlebia livida
Serpula himantioidesSerpula himantioides
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Botryobasidium danicumBotryobasidium danicum
Trechispora confinisTrechispora confinis
Yellow PorecrustAntrodia xantha
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa
Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
Luellia reconditaLuellia recondita
Schizopora radulaSchizopora radula
Botryobasidium laeveBotryobasidium laeve
Stereum ramealeStereum rameale
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Tubulicrinis regificusTubulicrinis regificus
Tomentella fibrosaTomentella fibrosa
Tomentella ellisiiTomentella ellisii
Peniophora cinereaPeniophora cinerea
Colpoma quercinumColpoma quercinum
Trechispora molluscaTrechispora mollusca
Scopuloides rimosaScopuloides rimosa
Resupinatus poriaeformisResupinatus poriaeformis
Hypochnicium geogeniumHypochnicium geogenium
Tomentella bryophilaTomentella bryophila
Botryobasidium subcoronatumBotryobasidium subcoronatum
Gloeocystidiellum porosumGloeocystidiellum porosum
Aphanobasidium pseudotsugaeAphanobasidium pseudotsugae
Leptosporomyces fuscostratusLeptosporomyces fuscostratus
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Cratered DusterAmphinema byssoides
Tomentella radiosaTomentella radiosa
Bitter BracketPostia stiptica
Stypella vermiformisStypella vermiformis
Xylodon nesporiiXylodon nesporii
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Trechispora minimaTrechispora minima
Torula herbarumTorula herbarum
Ophioceras leptosporumOphioceras leptosporum
Dendryphion comosumDendryphion comosum
Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
Jalapriya toruloidesJalapriya toruloides
Tubulicrinis subulatusTubulicrinis subulatus
Bactrodesmium obovatumBactrodesmium obovatum
Hallowed CrustResinicium bicolor
Hyphodontia pallidulaHyphodontia pallidula
Brachysporium bloxamiiBrachysporium bloxamii
Lachnella alboviolascensLachnella alboviolascens

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Plants122 species

springautumn

2023

Fingered Cowlwort · Heath Plait-moss · Little Shaggy-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Fairy Beads +117

Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2017
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2017
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2017
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2016
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2016
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2017
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2017
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2017
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2016
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2016
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2017
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2017
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2017
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2015
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2020
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2019
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2017
Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2017
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2017
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2016
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2016
Water EarwortScapania undulata2016
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2014
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2013
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2013
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2017
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2017
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2017
Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii2017
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2017
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2017
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2017
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2016
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2015
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2013
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2013
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2018
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2018
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2017
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2017
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2017
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2017
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2017
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2017
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2017
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2017
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2017
Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum2017
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2016
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2015
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2015
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2015
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2015
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2014
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2014
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2014
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2013
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2012
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2018
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2017
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2017
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2017
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2017
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2017
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2017
GreasewortAneura pinguis2016
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2016
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2016
Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum2015
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2015
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2015
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2015
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2014
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2014
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2014
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2014
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2014
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2014
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2014
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2014
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2014
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Ribbon-leaved PondweedPotamogeton gramineus x natans = P. x sparganiifolius2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2019
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2017
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2017
Campylium protensumCampylium protensum2017
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2017
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata2017
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2017
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2017
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2016
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2016
Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus2016
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2016
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2014
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2014
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2014
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2014
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2013
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2013
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2013
Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2013
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2013
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2013
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2013
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,297 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

spring

2025

Nightjar · Robin · Blackbird · Buzzard · Coal Tit +55

NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great TitParus major2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
MagpiePica pica2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2015
SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2014
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
DipperCinclus cinclus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2017
Herring GullLarus argentatus2015
RedwingTurdus iliacus2014
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2013
JackdawColoeus monedula2013

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2024

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2022

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish3 species

summer

2019

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects81 species

winter

2022

Silo pallipes · Lepidostoma hirtum · Hydropsyche instabilis · Sericostoma personatum · Hydropsyche siltalai +76

Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2016
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2016
Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2016
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2016
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2016
Leuctra nigraLeuctra nigra2016
Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi2016
Leuctra hippopusLeuctra hippopus2016
Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2016
Non-biting midgesChironomidae2016
Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2016
Limnius volckmariLimnius volckmari2016
Black fliesSimuliidae2016
LeuctraLeuctra2016
Baetis rhodani/atlanticusBaetis rhodani/atlanticus2016
Hairy Whirligig BeetleOrectochilus villosus2016
ScirtidaeScirtidae2016
Diplectrona felixDiplectrona felix2016
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016
Protonemura meyeriProtonemura meyeri2016
Crunoecia irrorataCrunoecia irrorata2016
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2016
Green DrakeEphemera danica2016
AgapetusAgapetus2016
Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2016
Amphinemura sulcicollisAmphinemura sulcicollis2016
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2016
NemouraNemoura2016
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2016
DicranotaDicranota2016
Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis2016
Wormaldia subnigraWormaldia subnigra2016
Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2016
Leuctra inermisLeuctra inermis2016
Elmis aeneaElmis aenea2016
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2016
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2016
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2016
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra
Small Sallow Mining BeeAndrena praecox
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2019
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2016
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2016
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2016
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2016
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2016
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2016
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2016
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2016
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2016
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2016
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2016
Tawny-barred AngleMacaria liturata2016
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2016
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2016
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2016
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2016
IdiopteraIdioptera2016
RhyacophilaRhyacophila2016
Esolus parallelepipedusEsolus parallelepipedus2016
Chloroperla tripunctataChloroperla tripunctata2016
PerlodidaePerlodidae2016
SimuliumSimulium2016
Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2016
LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2016
Paraleptophlebia submarginataParaleptophlebia submarginata2016
GlossosomaGlossosoma2016
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015

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Fungi48 species

autumn

2019

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Phlebia livida · Serpula himantioides · Common Earthball · Sycamore Tarspot +43

Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
Phlebia lividaPhlebia livida
Serpula himantioidesSerpula himantioides
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Botryobasidium danicumBotryobasidium danicum
Trechispora confinisTrechispora confinis
Yellow PorecrustAntrodia xantha
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa
Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
Luellia reconditaLuellia recondita
Schizopora radulaSchizopora radula
Botryobasidium laeveBotryobasidium laeve
Stereum ramealeStereum rameale
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Tubulicrinis regificusTubulicrinis regificus
Tomentella fibrosaTomentella fibrosa
Tomentella ellisiiTomentella ellisii
Peniophora cinereaPeniophora cinerea
Colpoma quercinumColpoma quercinum
Trechispora molluscaTrechispora mollusca
Scopuloides rimosaScopuloides rimosa
Resupinatus poriaeformisResupinatus poriaeformis
Hypochnicium geogeniumHypochnicium geogenium
Tomentella bryophilaTomentella bryophila
Botryobasidium subcoronatumBotryobasidium subcoronatum
Gloeocystidiellum porosumGloeocystidiellum porosum
Aphanobasidium pseudotsugaeAphanobasidium pseudotsugae
Leptosporomyces fuscostratusLeptosporomyces fuscostratus
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Cratered DusterAmphinema byssoides
Tomentella radiosaTomentella radiosa
Bitter BracketPostia stiptica
Stypella vermiformisStypella vermiformis
Xylodon nesporiiXylodon nesporii
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Trechispora minimaTrechispora minima
Torula herbarumTorula herbarum
Ophioceras leptosporumOphioceras leptosporum
Dendryphion comosumDendryphion comosum
Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum
Jalapriya toruloidesJalapriya toruloides
Tubulicrinis subulatusTubulicrinis subulatus
Bactrodesmium obovatumBactrodesmium obovatum
Hallowed CrustResinicium bicolor
Hyphodontia pallidulaHyphodontia pallidula
Brachysporium bloxamiiBrachysporium bloxamii
Lachnella alboviolascensLachnella alboviolascens

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Plants122 species

springautumn

2023

Fingered Cowlwort · Heath Plait-moss · Little Shaggy-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Fairy Beads +117

Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2017
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2017
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2017
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2016
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2016
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2017
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2017
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2017
Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2016
Crenulated FlapwortSolenostoma gracillimum2016
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2017
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2017
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2017
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2015
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2020
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2019
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2017
Dark-green FlapwortJungermannia atrovirens2017
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2017
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2016
Ladder FlapwortNardia scalaris2016
Water EarwortScapania undulata2016
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2014
Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2013
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2013
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2017
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2017
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2017
Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii2017
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2017
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2017
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2017
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2016
Marsh Forklet-mossDichodontium palustre2015
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2013
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2013
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2018
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2018
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2017
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2017
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2017
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2017
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2017
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2017
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2017
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2017
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2017
Curve-leaved DitrichumDitrichum heteromallum2017
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2016
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015
Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2015
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2015
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2015
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2015
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2014
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2014
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2014
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2013
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2013
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2012
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium2018
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata2017
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2017
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2017
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2017
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2017
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2017
GreasewortAneura pinguis2016
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2016
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2016
Hercynian HaircapOligotrichum hercynicum2015
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2015
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2015
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2015
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2014
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2014
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2014
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2014
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2014
Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides2014
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2014
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2014
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2014
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Ribbon-leaved PondweedPotamogeton gramineus x natans = P. x sparganiifolius2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2019
Mueller's PouchwortCalypogeia muelleriana2017
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Pearl PouncewortLejeunea patens2017
Campylium protensumCampylium protensum2017
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2017
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata2017
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2017
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2017
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens2016
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2016
Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus2016
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2016
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2014
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2014
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2014
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2014
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2013
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2013
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2013
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2013
Compressed FlapwortNardia compressa2013
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2013
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2013
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2013
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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