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Donington le Heath Country Park

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.70906, -1.37560

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 221m away — 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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen, False Chanterelle +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Common Orange Lichen, False Chanterelle +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +173 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Bramble, Hawthorn +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Bramble, Hawthorn +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route327 m

Named routeLength 327 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

24,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds68 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +63

RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024

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Mammals14 species

autumn

2026

Wood Mouse · Badger · Common Shrew · Bank Vole · Field Vole +9

Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
BadgerMeles meles2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
American MinkNeovison vison2024

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Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

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Insects176 species

springsummer

2025

Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Orange-tip · Gatekeeper +171

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
CommaPolygonia c-album
PeacockAglais io2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Speckled Bittersweet MothAcrolepia autumnitella
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Phania funestaPhania funesta
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024
Lema cyanellaLema cyanella2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2024
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2024
Strawberry RhynchitesNeocoenorrhinus germanicus2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai
Cicadula floriCicadula flori
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Dasineura plicatrixDasineura plicatrix
Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Straw DotRivula sericealis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella
Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella
Iteomyia majorIteomyia major
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Psallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidus
Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii
Psallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) varians
Psallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollis
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana
Tipula vittataTipula vittata
Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
Paracorixa concinnaParacorixa concinna
Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineataSigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2024
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Psallus (Psallus) salicisPsallus (Psallus) salicis2024
Alder LiftHeliozela resplendella2024
Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensOrthotylus (Pachylops) virescens2024
Megamelus notulaMegamelus notula2024
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2024
Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullusChlamydatus (Euattus) pullus2024
Tupiocoris rhododendriTupiocoris rhododendri2024
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2024
Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2024
SaldulaSaldula2024
Common ShorebugSaldula saltatoria2024
Saldula pallipesSaldula pallipes2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Trigonocranus emmeaeTrigonocranus emmeae2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2024
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus2024
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024
Tipula lunaTipula luna2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2024
Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2024
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2024
Elder StriderMacrophya alboannulata2024
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024

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Fungi16 species

summerautumn

2025

Violet Bramble Rust · Common Orange Lichen · False Chanterelle · Physcia tenella · Dryad's Saddle +11

Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Taphrina sadebeckiiTaphrina sadebeckii2024
Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii2024
Puccinia tumidaPuccinia tumida2024
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2024
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2023
Amber JellyExidia recisa2023
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2023
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2023
Grey KnightTricholoma terreum2023
Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2023
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2023

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Plants54 species

summer

2026

Common Ragwort · Bramble · Hawthorn · Red Clover · Hogweed +49

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
GorseUlex europaeus
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
MistletoeViscum album2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds68 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Dunnock · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +63

RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
TealAnas crecca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CootFulica atra2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024

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Mammals14 species

autumn

2026

Wood Mouse · Badger · Common Shrew · Bank Vole · Field Vole +9

Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
BadgerMeles meles2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
American MinkNeovison vison2024

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Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

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Insects176 species

springsummer

2025

Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Orange-tip · Gatekeeper +171

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
CommaPolygonia c-album
PeacockAglais io2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
SarcophagaSarcophaga
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
SyrphusSyrphus2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Speckled Bittersweet MothAcrolepia autumnitella
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Phania funestaPhania funesta
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024
Lema cyanellaLema cyanella2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2024
Prasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginella2024
Strawberry RhynchitesNeocoenorrhinus germanicus2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai
Cicadula floriCicadula flori
Ribautiana ulmiRibautiana ulmi
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus
Stenocranus majorStenocranus major
Cicadula frontalisCicadula frontalis
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda
Aulagromyza heringiiAulagromyza heringii
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Apple Leaf SkeletonizerChoreutis pariana
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula
Phytomyza aquilegiaePhytomyza aquilegiae
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae
Dasineura plicatrixDasineura plicatrix
Rabdophaga marginemtorquensRabdophaga marginemtorquens
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
Straw DotRivula sericealis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Willow Bent-wingPhyllocnistis saligna
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella
Amauromyza flavifronsAmauromyza flavifrons
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Phytomyza pastinacae/spondyliiPhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella
Iteomyia majorIteomyia major
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Brown ArgusAricia agestis
Psallus (Psallus) lepidusPsallus (Psallus) lepidus
Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii
Psallus (Psallus) variansPsallus (Psallus) varians
Psallus (Psallus) mollisPsallus (Psallus) mollis
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana
Tipula vittataTipula vittata
Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
Paracorixa concinnaParacorixa concinna
Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineataSigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2024
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Psallus (Psallus) salicisPsallus (Psallus) salicis2024
Alder LiftHeliozela resplendella2024
Orthotylus (Pachylops) virescensOrthotylus (Pachylops) virescens2024
Megamelus notulaMegamelus notula2024
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2024
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2024
Chlamydatus (Euattus) pullusChlamydatus (Euattus) pullus2024
Tupiocoris rhododendriTupiocoris rhododendri2024
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2024
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2024
Loricula elegantulaLoricula elegantula2024
SaldulaSaldula2024
Common ShorebugSaldula saltatoria2024
Saldula pallipesSaldula pallipes2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Trigonocranus emmeaeTrigonocranus emmeae2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2024
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
Amblytylus nasutusAmblytylus nasutus2024
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024
Tipula lunaTipula luna2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2024
Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2024
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2024
Elder StriderMacrophya alboannulata2024
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2024
Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024

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Fungi16 species

summerautumn

2025

Violet Bramble Rust · Common Orange Lichen · False Chanterelle · Physcia tenella · Dryad's Saddle +11

Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Taphrina sadebeckiiTaphrina sadebeckii2024
Alder WrinkleTaphrina tosquinetii2024
Puccinia tumidaPuccinia tumida2024
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2024
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2023
Amber JellyExidia recisa2023
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2023
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2023
Grey KnightTricholoma terreum2023
Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2023
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2023

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Plants54 species

summer

2026

Common Ragwort · Bramble · Hawthorn · Red Clover · Hogweed +49

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
GorseUlex europaeus
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
MistletoeViscum album2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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