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Getting here
57.85064, -4.26470
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Grouse and Mallard
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Grouse and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black Grouse, Mallard, Teal +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Black Grouse, Mallard, Teal +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Magpie Moth, Large Heath, Speckled Wood +79 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Dog-violet, Cock's-foot, Ribwort Plantain +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Black Grouse · Mallard · Wigeon · Teal · Cormorant +18
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Hairy Wood Ant · Cereal Leaf Beetle
- Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris
- Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus
🌿Plants65 species
springautumn
2025▾
Ribwort Plantain · Rowan · Creeping Buttercup · Heather · Cow Parsley +60
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Black Grouse · Mallard · Wigeon · Teal · Cormorant +18
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Hairy Wood Ant · Cereal Leaf Beetle
- Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris
- Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus
🌿Plants65 species
springautumn
2025▾
Ribwort Plantain · Rowan · Creeping Buttercup · Heather · Cow Parsley +60
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved Dock
Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius2023
Rumex obtusifolius2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023GorseUlex europaeus2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Mat-grassNardus stricta2023Mat-grassNardus stricta2023Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2023Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2023Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBell HeatherErica cinerea2023Bell HeatherErica cinerea2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Eared WillowSalix aurita2023Eared WillowSalix aurita2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Common SallowSalix cinerea2023Common SallowSalix cinerea2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2023Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2022Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022TimothyPhleum pratense2022TimothyPhleum pratense2022Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022