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56.25688, -5.59437
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Oystercatcher
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Oystercatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Soprano Pipistrelle, Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrelle Bat species +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Pectenia atlantica, Pyrenula macrospora +82 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Marsh Fritillary, Small Heath +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Marsh Thistle, Common Dog-violet +170 more · last seen 2021
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,294 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,294 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Bullfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Canada Goose +26
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Mole · Grey Seal · Wood Mouse +4
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green-veined White · Peacock · July Highflyer · White Ermine · Ashy Mining Bee +46
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2023
- July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2023
- White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2023
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
Ricasolia virens · Pectenia atlantica · Peltigera horizontalis · Sticta sylvatica · Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. +32
- Ricasolia virensRicasolia virens
- Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica2024
- Peltigera horizontalisPeltigera horizontalis
- Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica
- Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.
- Leptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescens
Purple Moor-grass · Narrow Buckler-fern · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Lesser Spearwort · English Stonecrop +22
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana
- Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- English StonecropSedum anglicum
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Cock's-foot
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,294 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Heron · Bullfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Canada Goose +26
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Mole · Grey Seal · Wood Mouse +4
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green-veined White · Peacock · July Highflyer · White Ermine · Ashy Mining Bee +46
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2023
- July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2023
- White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2023
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
Ricasolia virens · Pectenia atlantica · Peltigera horizontalis · Sticta sylvatica · Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. +32
- Ricasolia virensRicasolia virens
- Pectenia atlanticaPectenia atlantica2024
- Peltigera horizontalisPeltigera horizontalis
- Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica
- Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.
- Leptogium cyanescensLeptogium cyanescens
Purple Moor-grass · Narrow Buckler-fern · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Lesser Spearwort · English Stonecrop +22
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana
- Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- English StonecropSedum anglicum
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Cock's-foot
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisChromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulaeChromatomyia primulaeXylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2023Dark Marbled CarpetDysstroma citrata2023Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2023Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2023Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2023Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2023Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2023Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2023Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi2023Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi2023Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2023Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2023Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2023Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2023Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2023Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2023Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2023Chequered PearlEvergestis pallidata2023Chequered PearlEvergestis pallidata2023Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2023Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2023Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2023Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2023Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2023Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2023Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2023Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2023Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2023Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2023Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2023Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2023Pearl-Band Grass VeneerCatoptria margaritella2023Pearl-Band Grass VeneerCatoptria margaritella2023Early ThornSelenia dentaria2023Early ThornSelenia dentaria2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2023Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2023Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2023Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2023Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2023Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2023Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2023Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2023Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2023Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2023Common White WaveCabera pusaria2023Common White WaveCabera pusaria2023Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2023Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2023Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2023Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2023Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2023Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Fork-jawed Nomad BeeNomada ruficornis2023Fork-jawed Nomad BeeNomada ruficornis2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Script Lichen
Script Lichen
Graphis scripta s. lat.
Graphis scripta s. lat.
Glue CrustHydnoporia corrugataGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataPectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanolomaPectenia cyanolomaPyrenula macrosporaPyrenula macrosporaPyrenula macrosporaPyrenula macrosporaParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitumPyrenula laevigataPyrenula laevigataPyrenula laevigataPyrenula laevigataHazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendriHazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendriPannaria conopleaPannaria conopleaPannaria conopleaPannaria conopleaMegalaria pulvereaMegalaria pulvereaMegalaria pulvereaMegalaria pulvereaSpring HazelcupEncoelia furfuraceaSpring HazelcupEncoelia furfuraceaFlavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperataNectriopsis lecanodesNectriopsis lecanodesNectriopsis lecanodesNectriopsis lecanodesConiocarpon cinnabarinumConiocarpon cinnabarinumConiocarpon cinnabarinumConiocarpon cinnabarinumPannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosaPannaria rubiginosaBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumParmeliella thriptophyllaParmeliella thriptophylla2024Parmeliella thriptophyllaParmeliella thriptophylla2024Schizopora radulaSchizopora radula2024Schizopora radulaSchizopora radula2024Pertusaria hymeneaPertusaria hymenea2024Pertusaria hymeneaPertusaria hymenea2024TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2024TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2024Pertusaria leioplacaPertusaria leioplaca2024Pertusaria leioplacaPertusaria leioplaca2024Collema flaccidumCollema flaccidum2024Collema flaccidumCollema flaccidum2024Lobarina scrobiculataLobarina scrobiculata2024Lobarina scrobiculataLobarina scrobiculata2024Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum2024Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum2024Peltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextata2024Peltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextata2024Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2024Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2024Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2024Lungwort LichenLobaria pulmonaria2024Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella2024Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella2024Pertusaria pertusaPertusaria pertusa2024Pertusaria pertusaPertusaria pertusa2024Sticta limbataSticta limbata2024Sticta limbataSticta limbata2024Ruby ElfcupSarcoscypha coccinea2024Ruby ElfcupSarcoscypha coccinea2024Brithdegyll EddîogPanaeolus papilionaceus2021Brithdegyll EddîogPanaeolus papilionaceus2021Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis glomerata
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusJuncus effusus var. subglomeratusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle