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56.05744, -6.26033
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Chough +101 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hooded Crow, Oystercatcher, Chough +101 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 — Four-spotted Chaser, Green Hairstreak, Map-winged Swift +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Green Hairstreak, Map-winged Swift +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust · last seen 2024; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Gastroclonium ovatum · last seen 2025; Plants — Gastroclonium ovatum · last seen 2025
Free
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Wildlife to spot
9,617 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,617 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull · Pied Wagtail +42
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Curlew Numenius arquata Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Redshank Tringa totanus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Shag Gulosus aristotelis Twite Linaria flavirostris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Eider Somateria mollissima Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Corncrake Crex crex Turnstone Arenaria interpres Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dunlin Calidris alpina Gannet Morus bassanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Peregrine Falco peregrinus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Razorbill Alca torda Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Map-winged Swift · True Lover's Knot · Diamond-back Moth · Thyme Marble · Common Rush Case-bearer +6
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella Thyme Marble Celypha cespitana Common Rush Case-bearer Coleophora alticolella Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea Brown Moss-moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,617 records · National Biodiversity Network Hooded Crow · Meadow Pipit · Great Black-backed Gull · Common Gull · Pied Wagtail +42
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Curlew Numenius arquata Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rock Dove Columba livia Redshank Tringa totanus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Shag Gulosus aristotelis Twite Linaria flavirostris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Eider Somateria mollissima Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Corncrake Crex crex Turnstone Arenaria interpres Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Dunlin Calidris alpina Gannet Morus bassanus Greylag Goose Anser anser Peregrine Falco peregrinus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Razorbill Alca torda Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Map-winged Swift · True Lover's Knot · Diamond-back Moth · Thyme Marble · Common Rush Case-bearer +6
Map-winged Swift Korscheltellus fusconebulosa True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella Thyme Marble Celypha cespitana Common Rush Case-bearer Coleophora alticolella Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea Brown Moss-moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bryotropha terrella
Bryotropha terrella
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis
Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi 