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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
56.26558, -5.51874
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🍄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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🍄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 — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Greylag Goose +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Greylag Goose +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Script Lichen, Ricasolia virens, Sticta sylvatica +64 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Six-spot Burnet, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Common Dog-violet, Wild Thyme +157 more · last seen 2024
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Pink-footed Goose · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose · Wren +1
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Six-spot Burnet · Marsh Fritillary · Green-veined White +25
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2024
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small Copper
Marsh Thistle · Yellow Iris · Common Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Creeping Buttercup +36
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wild ThymeThymus drucei
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Pink-footed Goose · Grey Heron · Greylag Goose · Wren +1
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Mole
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- OtterLutra lutra
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Six-spot Burnet · Marsh Fritillary · Green-veined White +25
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2024
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2024
- Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small Copper
Marsh Thistle · Yellow Iris · Common Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Creeping Buttercup +36
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Wild ThymeThymus drucei
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lycaena phlaeas2024
Lycaena phlaeas2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2024Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2024DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2024DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2024Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2024Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne2024Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria euphrosyne2024Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalisPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanusEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEarly Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinataEarly Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinataPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2024Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis2024Cinerous PearlAnania fuscalis2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2024Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2024DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaThriftArmeria maritimaThriftArmeria maritimaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritimaSea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritimaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaSea-MilkwortLysimachia maritimaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiSaltmarsh RushJuncus gerardiiFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSea AsterTripolium pannonicumSea AsterTripolium pannonicumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumDistant SedgeCarex distansDistant SedgeCarex distansHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimusSea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimusSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus