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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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 — Stonechat, Red Grouse (scotica), Wren +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Polecat-Ferret +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Buff Ermine, White Ermine +281 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Tormentil, Harebell, Snowdrop +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Wildlife to spot
3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,387 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Dunnock · Kestrel · Barn Owl · Wheatear +24
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green-veined White · Peacock · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Sericomyia superbiens · Sericomyia silentis +46
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2024
- Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Tormentil · Snowdrop · Harebell · Water-Starwort · Lesser Spearwort +71
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,387 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Dunnock · Kestrel · Barn Owl · Wheatear +24
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green-veined White · Peacock · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Sericomyia superbiens · Sericomyia silentis +46
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2024
- Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Tormentil · Snowdrop · Harebell · Water-Starwort · Lesser Spearwort +71
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Water-StarwortCallitriche
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta2024
Lagria hirta2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2024Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2024Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2024Square-headed Blood BeeSphecodes monilicornis2024Square-headed Blood BeeSphecodes monilicornis2024Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2024Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2024Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024Myopa buccataMyopa buccata2024Myopa buccataMyopa buccata2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024DolerusDolerus2024DolerusDolerus2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023TenthredoTenthredo2023TenthredoTenthredo2023Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2023Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2023Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2023Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023BibioBibio2023BibioBibio2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2022Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2022Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2022Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2022Water CricketVeliidae2022Water CricketVeliidae2022Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2022Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2022Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2022Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2022Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCommon Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2022Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2022Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2022PignutConopodium majus2022PignutConopodium majus2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2022Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022Sessile OakQuercus petraea2022Sessile OakQuercus petraea2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2022Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2022Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022GorseUlex europaeus2022GorseUlex europaeus2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2022Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2022CleaversGalium aparine2022CleaversGalium aparine2022Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022BroomCytisus scoparius2022BroomCytisus scoparius2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2022Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2022Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2022Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2022Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2022White CampionSilene latifolia2022White CampionSilene latifolia2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2022Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2022daffodilsNarcissus2022daffodilsNarcissus2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022Common OracheAtriplex patula2022Common OracheAtriplex patula2022RaspberryRubus idaeus2022RaspberryRubus idaeus2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022OrpineHylotelephium telephium2022OrpineHylotelephium telephium2022CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022