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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Grammoptera ruficornis, Batman Hoverfly, Cantharis nigricans +41 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Grammoptera ruficornis, Batman Hoverfly, Cantharis nigricans +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wood Horsetail, Red Currant, Ramsons +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Horsetail, Red Currant, Ramsons +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Knightley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route373 m

Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route170 m

Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12 m

Named routeRef 50Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,265 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,265 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

winterautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +83

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red KiteMilvus milvus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JayGarrulus glandarius
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CootFulica atra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
Common TernSterna hirundo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwiftApus apus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rallus aquaticus aquaticusRallus aquaticus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Podiceps cristatus cristatusPodiceps cristatus cristatus2023
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2022

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Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects44 species

spring

2024

Grammoptera ruficornis · Cantharis nigricans · Batman Hoverfly · Cantharis decipiens · Alosterna tabacicolor +39

Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2023
Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2023
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2023
Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2023
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2023
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2023
Podabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinus2023
Sleepy Carpenter BeeChelostoma florisomne2023
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2023
Painted Mining BeeAndrena fucata2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Criorhina asilicaCriorhina asilica2023
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Meligethes nigrescensMeligethes nigrescens2023
Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2023
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Limonius poneliLimonius poneli2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Furry-claspered Furrow BeeLasioglossum lativentre2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2023
Oulema obscuraOulema obscura2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2023
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2023
Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus2023
Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023

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Plants75 species

spring

2025

Wood Horsetail · Goldilocks Buttercup · Bush Vetch · Wood Anemone · Shepherd's-purse +70

Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2022
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major
SanicleSanicula europaea
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2022
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2022
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2022
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2022
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2022
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,265 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

winterautumn

2025

Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +83

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
NuthatchSitta europaea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red KiteMilvus milvus
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JayGarrulus glandarius
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CootFulica atra
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Little OwlAthene noctua
Common TernSterna hirundo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwiftApus apus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rallus aquaticus aquaticusRallus aquaticus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Podiceps cristatus cristatusPodiceps cristatus cristatus2023
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2022

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Mammals1 species

spring

2023

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects44 species

spring

2024

Grammoptera ruficornis · Cantharis nigricans · Batman Hoverfly · Cantharis decipiens · Alosterna tabacicolor +39

Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2023
Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2023
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2023
Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2023
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2023
Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2023
Podabrus alpinusPodabrus alpinus2023
Sleepy Carpenter BeeChelostoma florisomne2023
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2023
Painted Mining BeeAndrena fucata2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Criorhina asilicaCriorhina asilica2023
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Meligethes nigrescensMeligethes nigrescens2023
Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa2023
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2023
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Limonius poneliLimonius poneli2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Furry-claspered Furrow BeeLasioglossum lativentre2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2023
Oulema obscuraOulema obscura2023
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2023
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2023
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2023
Contacyphon coarctatusContacyphon coarctatus2023
Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023

🌿

Plants75 species

spring

2025

Wood Horsetail · Goldilocks Buttercup · Bush Vetch · Wood Anemone · Shepherd's-purse +70

Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2022
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major
SanicleSanicula europaea
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2022
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2022
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2022
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2022
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2022
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2022
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2022
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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