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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
58.43672, -4.18304
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
- ✦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, Wheatear, Curlew +68 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Curlew +68 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bladder-sedge, Feathery Bog-moss, Tumid Notchwort +55 more · last seen 2012
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Ctenicera cuprea, Small Tortoiseshell +11 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Photos
Finding serenity by the puddle — Dun Viden in the distance - geograph.org.uk - 7803696
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Wildlife to spot
1,500 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,500 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2024▾
Dunnock · Common Sandpiper · Herring Gull · Robin · Common Gull +47
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Red Deer · Rabbit · Field Vole
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
Water Lobelia · Carnation Sedge · Marsh Clubmoss · Slender St John's-wort · Lesser Spearwort +38
- Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Common SedgeCarex nigra
- Viviparous Sheep's-fescue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,500 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummer
2024▾
Dunnock · Common Sandpiper · Herring Gull · Robin · Common Gull +47
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunlinCalidris alpina2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Red Deer · Rabbit · Field Vole
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
Water Lobelia · Carnation Sedge · Marsh Clubmoss · Slender St John's-wort · Lesser Spearwort +38
- Water LobeliaLobelia dortmanna
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Common SedgeCarex nigra
- Viviparous Sheep's-fescue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Festuca vivipara
Festuca vivipara
Star SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisShoreweedLittorella unifloraShoreweedLittorella unifloraBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiBearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansBlack Bog-rushSchoenus nigricansCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataMany-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulisMany-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulisMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileWater HorsetailEquisetum fluviatileRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusGreat SundewDrosera anglicaGreat SundewDrosera anglicaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesBog-myrtleMyrica galeBog-myrtleMyrica galeTawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoFir ClubmossHuperzia selagoCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatus