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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Wheatear +48 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Wheatear +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Sticta limbata, Glue Crust, Hazel Gloves +42 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Sticta limbata, Glue Crust, Hazel Gloves +42 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Broad-leaved Willowherb, Hogweed +315 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Broad-leaved Willowherb, Hogweed +315 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +34 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kintyre WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

wintersummer

2024

Barn Owl · Raven · Wheatear · Hen Harrier · Herring Gull +46

Barn OwlTyto alba
RavenCorvus corax2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2017
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2017
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2013
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2011
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2010
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2017
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2017
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2014
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2012
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
Common GuillemotUria aalge2010
House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2010
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2010
Great TitParus major2010
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2010
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
CorncrakeCrex crex2010
DunnockPrunella modularis2010
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010
Common GullLarus canus2010

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Mammals3 species

springwinter

2024

Mole · Sika Deer · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

MoleTalpa europaea
Sika DeerCervus nippon2023
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2021

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Green-veined White · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Dark Green Fritillary · Small Heath · Meadow Brown +15

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2016
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2013
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2013
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2023
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2023
PeacockAglais io2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2014
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2014
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2014
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013

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Fungi45 species

winter

2024

Sticta limbata · Glue Crust · Hazel Gloves · Normandina pulchella · Peltigera membranacea +40

Sticta limbataSticta limbata
Glue CrustHydnoporia corrugata
Hazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendri
Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella
Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica
Lepraria finkiiLepraria finkii
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
Pertusaria pertusaPertusaria pertusa
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
Peltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextata
Coniocarpon cinnabarinumConiocarpon cinnabarinum
Abrothallus welwitschiiAbrothallus welwitschii
Sticta ciliataSticta ciliata
Ramalina calicarisRamalina calicaris
Nephroma laevigatumNephroma laevigatum
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Phaeographis smithiiPhaeographis smithii
Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.
Hypotrachyna sinuosaHypotrachyna sinuosa
Pertusaria leioplacaPertusaria leioplaca
Baeomyces rufusBaeomyces rufus
Peltigera hymeninaPeltigera hymenina
Coenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteum
Arthonia atraArthonia atra
Lecanora jamesiiLecanora jamesii
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera
Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat.Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat.
Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Scytinium lichenoidesScytinium lichenoides
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
Lecanora expallensLecanora expallens
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Acrocordia gemmataAcrocordia gemmata
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2019
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2019

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Plants323 species

springsummer

2024

Broad-leaved Dock · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Wild Angelica · Broad-leaved Willowherb +318

Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
YarrowAchillea millefolium2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016
Red CampionSilene dioica2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2016
White CloverTrifolium repens2016
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2016
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2016
BrambleRubus fruticosus2016
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2016
Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
Common ChickweedStellaria media2016
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2016
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2016
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2016
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2016
HazelCorylus avellana2016
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016
PignutConopodium majus2016
TormentilPotentilla erecta2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2016
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
English StonecropSedum anglicum2016
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
DandelionTaraxacum2016
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2016
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2016
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
ButterburPetasites hybridus2016
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016
MarramAmmophila arenaria2015
Sea RocketCakile maritima2015
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2015
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2015
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2015
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2015
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2015
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2014
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2016
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2016
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2016
Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2016
Water AvensGeum rivale2016
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2016
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2016
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2016
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2016
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2016
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2016
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2016
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016
Common SedgeCarex nigra2016
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2016
Eared WillowSalix aurita2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2015
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2015
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2015
Common ReedPhragmites australis2015
Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2015
Babington's OracheAtriplex glabriuscula2015
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2015
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2015
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2015
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2015
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015
Common CouchElymus repens2015
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2015
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2014
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2014
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2014
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2014
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus2014
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2014
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2014
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2014
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2014
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023
Hedera helixHedera helix2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
Mat-grassNardus stricta2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
BugleAjuga reptans2016
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
Curled DockRumex crispus2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2016
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2016
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2016
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2016
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2016
BlinksMontia fontana2016
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2016
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2016
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2016
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2015
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2015
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2015
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2015
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2015
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2015
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015
Sand CouchElymus junceiformis2014
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2014
Marsh VioletViola palustris2014
Sheep's-bitJasione montana2014
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2014
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2014
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2014
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2014
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2014
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata2014
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2014
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2014
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2014
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2014
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2014
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2014
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2014
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2014
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2014
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2014
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2014
GorseUlex europaeus2014
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2014
Goat WillowSalix caprea2014
Spring SquillScilla verna2014
Common SallowSalix cinerea2014
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2014
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2014
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2014
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2014
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2014
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2014
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2013
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2013
Slender Soft-bromeBromus lepidus2013
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2013
Slender Club-rushIsolepis cernua2013
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2016
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2016
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2016
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2016
Water-StarwortCallitriche2016
BulrushTypha latifolia2016
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2016
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2016
Least Bur-reedSparganium natans2016
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2016
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2016
RamsonsAllium ursinum2016
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2016
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2016
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2016
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2016
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2016
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2015
Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum2015
TimothyPhleum pratense2015
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2015
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2015
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2015
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2014
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2014
Creeping WillowSalix repens2014
Whorl-grassCatabrosa aquatica2014
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2014
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2014
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2014
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2014
NipplewortLapsana communis2014
HawkweedHieracium2014
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2014
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2014
RowanSorbus aucuparia2014
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2014
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2014
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2014
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2014
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2014
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2014
Common OracheAtriplex patula2014
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2014
Common VetchVicia sativa2014
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2014
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum2014
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2013
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2013
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2013
EyebrightEuphrasia2013
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2013
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2013
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2013
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2013
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2013
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2013
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2013
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2013
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2013
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2013
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2013
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2013
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2013
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2013
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2013
ChaffweedLysimachia minima2013
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2013
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2013
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2013
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2013
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2013
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2013
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2013
ElderSambucus nigra2013
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2013
AshFraxinus excelsior2013
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2013
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2013
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2013
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2013
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2013
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2013
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2013
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2013
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2013
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2013
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2013
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2013
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2013
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2013
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum2013
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2013
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2013
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2013
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2013
Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. raiiPolygonum oxyspermum subsp. raii2013
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2013
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2013
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2013
Star SedgeCarex echinata2013
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2013
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2013
ThriftArmeria maritima2013
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2013
Trailing TormentilPotentilla anglica2011
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Corn MintMentha arvensis2010
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,831 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

wintersummer

2024

Barn Owl · Raven · Wheatear · Hen Harrier · Herring Gull +46

Barn OwlTyto alba
RavenCorvus corax2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2017
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2017
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2013
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2011
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2010
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2010
BlackbirdTurdus merula2010
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2010
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2017
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2017
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2014
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2012
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2010
Common GuillemotUria aalge2010
House SparrowPasser domesticus2010
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2010
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2010
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2010
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
JackdawColoeus monedula2010
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2010
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2010
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2010
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2010
Great TitParus major2010
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2010
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2010
CorncrakeCrex crex2010
DunnockPrunella modularis2010
GreenfinchChloris chloris2010
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2010
CurlewNumenius arquata2010
RobinErithacus rubecula2010
Common GullLarus canus2010

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Mammals3 species

springwinter

2024

Mole · Sika Deer · Bottle-nosed Dolphin

MoleTalpa europaea
Sika DeerCervus nippon2023
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2021

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Green-veined White · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Dark Green Fritillary · Small Heath · Meadow Brown +15

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2016
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2013
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2013
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2023
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2023
PeacockAglais io2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2014
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2014
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2014
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013

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Fungi45 species

winter

2024

Sticta limbata · Glue Crust · Hazel Gloves · Normandina pulchella · Peltigera membranacea +40

Sticta limbataSticta limbata
Glue CrustHydnoporia corrugata
Hazel GlovesHypocreopsis rhododendri
Normandina pulchellaNormandina pulchella
Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea
Sticta sylvaticaSticta sylvatica
Lepraria finkiiLepraria finkii
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Parmotrema crinitumParmotrema crinitum
Pertusaria pertusaPertusaria pertusa
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
Peltigera praetextataPeltigera praetextata
Coniocarpon cinnabarinumConiocarpon cinnabarinum
Abrothallus welwitschiiAbrothallus welwitschii
Sticta ciliataSticta ciliata
Ramalina calicarisRamalina calicaris
Nephroma laevigatumNephroma laevigatum
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Phaeographis smithiiPhaeographis smithii
Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.Sticta fuliginosa s. lat.
Hypotrachyna sinuosaHypotrachyna sinuosa
Pertusaria leioplacaPertusaria leioplaca
Baeomyces rufusBaeomyces rufus
Peltigera hymeninaPeltigera hymenina
Coenogonium luteumCoenogonium luteum
Arthonia atraArthonia atra
Lecanora jamesiiLecanora jamesii
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera
Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat.Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat.
Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.
Scytinium lichenoidesScytinium lichenoides
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
Lecanora expallensLecanora expallens
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Acrocordia gemmataAcrocordia gemmata
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2019
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2019

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Plants323 species

springsummer

2024

Broad-leaved Dock · Ribwort Plantain · Yarrow · Wild Angelica · Broad-leaved Willowherb +318

Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
YarrowAchillea millefolium2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016
Red CampionSilene dioica2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2016
White CloverTrifolium repens2016
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2016
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2016
BrambleRubus fruticosus2016
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2016
Wood VetchErvilia sylvatica2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
Common ChickweedStellaria media2016
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2016
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2016
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2016
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2016
HazelCorylus avellana2016
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016
PignutConopodium majus2016
TormentilPotentilla erecta2016
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2016
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2016
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
English StonecropSedum anglicum2016
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
DandelionTaraxacum2016
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2016
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2016
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
ButterburPetasites hybridus2016
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016
MarramAmmophila arenaria2015
Sea RocketCakile maritima2015
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2015
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2015
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2015
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2015
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2015
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2014
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2016
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2016
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2016
Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2016
Water AvensGeum rivale2016
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2016
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2016
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2016
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2016
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2016
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2016
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2016
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2016
Common SedgeCarex nigra2016
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2016
Eared WillowSalix aurita2016
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2016
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2015
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2015
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2015
Common ReedPhragmites australis2015
Lyme-grassLeymus arenarius2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2015
Babington's OracheAtriplex glabriuscula2015
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2015
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2015
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2015
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2015
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015
Common CouchElymus repens2015
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2015
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2014
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2014
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2014
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2014
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus2014
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2014
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2014
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2014
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2014
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023
Hedera helixHedera helix2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
Mat-grassNardus stricta2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
BugleAjuga reptans2016
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2016
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
Curled DockRumex crispus2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2016
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2016
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2016
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2016
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2016
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2016
BlinksMontia fontana2016
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2016
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2016
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2016
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2015
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2015
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2015
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2015
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2015
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2015
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015
Sand CouchElymus junceiformis2014
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2014
Marsh VioletViola palustris2014
Sheep's-bitJasione montana2014
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2014
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2014
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2014
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2014
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2014
Frosted OracheAtriplex laciniata2014
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2014
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2014
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2014
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2014
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2014
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2014
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2014
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2014
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2014
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2014
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2014
GorseUlex europaeus2014
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2014
Goat WillowSalix caprea2014
Spring SquillScilla verna2014
Common SallowSalix cinerea2014
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2014
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2014
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2014
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2014
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2014
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2014
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2013
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2013
Slender Soft-bromeBromus lepidus2013
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2013
Slender Club-rushIsolepis cernua2013
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2016
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2016
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2016
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2016
Water-StarwortCallitriche2016
BulrushTypha latifolia2016
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2016
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2016
Least Bur-reedSparganium natans2016
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2016
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2016
RamsonsAllium ursinum2016
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2016
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2016
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2016
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2016
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2016
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2015
Ray's KnotgrassPolygonum oxyspermum2015
TimothyPhleum pratense2015
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2015
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2015
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2015
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2014
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2014
Creeping WillowSalix repens2014
Whorl-grassCatabrosa aquatica2014
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2014
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2014
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2014
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2014
NipplewortLapsana communis2014
HawkweedHieracium2014
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2014
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2014
RowanSorbus aucuparia2014
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2014
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2014
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2014
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2014
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2014
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2014
Common OracheAtriplex patula2014
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2014
Common VetchVicia sativa2014
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2014
Scots LovageLigusticum scoticum2014
Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2013
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2013
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2013
EyebrightEuphrasia2013
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2013
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2013
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2013
Long-Stalked Yellow SedgeCarex lepidocarpa2013
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2013
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2013
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2013
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2013
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2013
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2013
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2013
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2013
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2013
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2013
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2013
ChaffweedLysimachia minima2013
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2013
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2013
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2013
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2013
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2013
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides2013
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2013
ElderSambucus nigra2013
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2013
AshFraxinus excelsior2013
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora2013
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2013
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2013
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2013
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2013
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2013
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris2013
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2013
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2013
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2013
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2013
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica2013
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2013
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2013
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum2013
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2013
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2013
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2013
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2013
Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. raiiPolygonum oxyspermum subsp. raii2013
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2013
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2013
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2013
Star SedgeCarex echinata2013
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2013
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2013
ThriftArmeria maritima2013
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2013
Trailing TormentilPotentilla anglica2011
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Corn MintMentha arvensis2010
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010

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