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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Willow Warbler +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Willow Warbler +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oval Sedge, Yellow Fringe-moss, Even Scalewort +217 more · last seen 2012
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green-veined White, Large Red Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust · last seen 2011
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Wildlife to spot
800 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
800 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Willow Warbler · Wren · Cuckoo +29
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great TitParus major2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
- DipperCinclus cinclus2017
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2019▾
Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue · Common Hawker · Six-spot Burnet +1
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja
Pointed Spear-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sickle-leaved Hook-moss · Wilson's Filmy-fern · Ivy +29
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2012
- Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata2012
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- IvyHedera helix2022
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
800 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Willow Warbler · Wren · Cuckoo +29
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great TitParus major2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
- DipperCinclus cinclus2017
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2017
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2016
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2019▾
Red Deer · Roe Deer
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue · Common Hawker · Six-spot Burnet +1
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja
Pointed Spear-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Sickle-leaved Hook-moss · Wilson's Filmy-fern · Ivy +29
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2012
- Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata2012
- Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii
- IvyHedera helix2022
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
2022
2022
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2012Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare2012Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2012Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2012Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2012Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2012Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2012Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2012Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2012Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2012Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012Sea ScalewortFrullania teneriffae2012Sea ScalewortFrullania teneriffae2012Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2012Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2012Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2012Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2012Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2012Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2012Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2012Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2012Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2012Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2012Western EarwortScapania gracilis2012Western EarwortScapania gracilis2012Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2012Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2012Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2012Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2012Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2012Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2012Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2012Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2012Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2012Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2012Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia2012Spotty ScalewortFrullania fragilifolia2012Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2012Starry Hoar-mossHedwigia stellata2012Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2012Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii2012Balding PincushionUlota calvescens2012Balding PincushionUlota calvescens2012White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2012White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2012Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012