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East Herts Golf Club

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 272m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 272m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +168 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +168 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Carex cespitosa +63 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Carex cespitosa +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Flowering Currant, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

6,214 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,214 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2026

Swift · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +51

SwiftApus apus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2017
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
CootFulica atra2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Rock DoveColumba livia2019

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Mammals20 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat +15

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2019
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2019
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
BadgerMeles meles2019
MoleTalpa europaea2019
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
BatChiroptera2018
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Fallow DeerDama dama2018

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2024

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2022

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta2019

🐝

Insects171 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +166

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2018
Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Blood-veinTimandra comae2018
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2019
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2022
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2022
Longitarsus suturellusLongitarsus suturellus2022
Megalonotus chiragraMegalonotus chiragra2022
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2022
Mocydiopsis attenuataMocydiopsis attenuata2022
Microlestes maurusMicrolestes maurus2022
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2022
Eupteryx notataEupteryx notata2022
Longitarsus luridusLongitarsus luridus2022
Stenopterapion tenueStenopterapion tenue2022
Holotrichapion pisiHolotrichapion pisi2022
Acalypta parvulaAcalypta parvula2022
Scymnus schmidtiScymnus schmidti2022
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata2022
Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2022
Barley Flea BeetlePhyllotreta vittula2022
Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022
Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2022
Elymana sulphurellaElymana sulphurella2022
Longitarsus pratensisLongitarsus pratensis2022
Longitarsus flavicornisLongitarsus flavicornis2022
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2022
Altica palustrisAltica palustris2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2022
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2022
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022
Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2022
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2022
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2022
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022
Athysanus argentariusAthysanus argentarius2022
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2022
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2022
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2022
Dusky AntFormica fusca2022
Tychius junceusTychius junceus2022
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2022
Pipizella viduataPipizella viduata2022
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi2022
Orthops (Orthops) kalmiiOrthops (Orthops) kalmii2022
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022
Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2022
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022
Lasius nigerLasius niger2022
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2022
Psylliodes luteolaPsylliodes luteola2022
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2022
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2022
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti2022
Sphaeroderma rubidumSphaeroderma rubidum2022
Flax Flea BeetleLongitarsus parvulus2022
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2022
Ceratapion carduorumCeratapion carduorum2022
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2022
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2022
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022
Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2022
Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2022
Turnip Flea BeetlePhyllotreta nigripes2022
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2022
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2022
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis2022
Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum2022
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2022
Graphocraerus ventralisGraphocraerus ventralis2022
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2022
Glocianus distinctusGlocianus distinctus2022
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2022
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2022
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2022
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2022
Lesser Bulb-FlyEumerus strigatus2022
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2022
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2022
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2022
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2022
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2022
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2022
Psammotettix helvolusPsammotettix helvolus2022
Pilophorus perplexusPilophorus perplexus2022
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2022
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2020
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2019
Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Small Yellow UnderwingPanemeria tenebrata2019
Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2018
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2018
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018
Lype phaeopa/reductaLype phaeopa/reducta2018
Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2018
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2017
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2017
Straw DotRivula sericealis2017
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2017

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Plants66 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed · Carex cespitosa · Snowberry · Hyacinthoides +61

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Carex cespitosaCarex cespitosa2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2021
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2020
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020
Least DuckweedLemna minuta2017
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2017
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2017
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
English ElmUlmus procera2017
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2017
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2017
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017
White Dead-nettleLamium album2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2017
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
London-rocketSisymbrium irio2017
Field PansyViola arvensis2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
IvyHedera helix2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
HemlockConium maculatum2017
HopHumulus lupulus2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017
NipplewortLapsana communis2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
White BryonyBryonia dioica2017
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2017
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2017
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,214 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2026

Swift · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +51

SwiftApus apus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2017
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
CootFulica atra2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Rock DoveColumba livia2019

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Mammals20 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat +15

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2019
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2019
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
BadgerMeles meles2019
MoleTalpa europaea2019
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
BatChiroptera2018
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Fallow DeerDama dama2018

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2024

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2022

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta2019

🐝

Insects171 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +166

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2018
Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Mother ShiptonCallistege mi2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Blood-veinTimandra comae2018
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Green DrakeEphemera danica2023
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2019
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2022
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022
Cortinicara gibbosaCortinicara gibbosa2022
Longitarsus suturellusLongitarsus suturellus2022
Megalonotus chiragraMegalonotus chiragra2022
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2022
Mocydiopsis attenuataMocydiopsis attenuata2022
Microlestes maurusMicrolestes maurus2022
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2022
Eupteryx notataEupteryx notata2022
Longitarsus luridusLongitarsus luridus2022
Stenopterapion tenueStenopterapion tenue2022
Holotrichapion pisiHolotrichapion pisi2022
Acalypta parvulaAcalypta parvula2022
Scymnus schmidtiScymnus schmidti2022
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata2022
Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2022
Barley Flea BeetlePhyllotreta vittula2022
Euscelis incisusEuscelis incisus2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022
Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae2022
Elymana sulphurellaElymana sulphurella2022
Longitarsus pratensisLongitarsus pratensis2022
Longitarsus flavicornisLongitarsus flavicornis2022
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2022
Altica palustrisAltica palustris2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2022
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2022
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022
Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2022
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2022
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2022
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022
Athysanus argentariusAthysanus argentarius2022
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2022
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2022
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2022
Dusky AntFormica fusca2022
Tychius junceusTychius junceus2022
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2022
Pipizella viduataPipizella viduata2022
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi2022
Orthops (Orthops) kalmiiOrthops (Orthops) kalmii2022
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022
Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2022
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022
Lasius nigerLasius niger2022
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2022
Psylliodes luteolaPsylliodes luteola2022
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2022
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2022
Anaceratagallia ribautiAnaceratagallia ribauti2022
Sphaeroderma rubidumSphaeroderma rubidum2022
Flax Flea BeetleLongitarsus parvulus2022
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2022
Ceratapion carduorumCeratapion carduorum2022
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2022
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2022
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2022
Alebra albostriellaAlebra albostriella2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2022
Orius (Orius) nigerOrius (Orius) niger2022
Turnip Flea BeetlePhyllotreta nigripes2022
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2022
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2022
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis2022
Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum2022
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2022
Graphocraerus ventralisGraphocraerus ventralis2022
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2022
Glocianus distinctusGlocianus distinctus2022
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2022
Spear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) cardui2022
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2022
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2022
Lesser Bulb-FlyEumerus strigatus2022
Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2022
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2022
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2022
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2022
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2022
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2022
Psammotettix helvolusPsammotettix helvolus2022
Pilophorus perplexusPilophorus perplexus2022
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2022
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2020
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2019
Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Small Yellow UnderwingPanemeria tenebrata2019
Beraea pullataBeraea pullata2018
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2018
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018
Lype phaeopa/reductaLype phaeopa/reducta2018
Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2018
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2017
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2017
Straw DotRivula sericealis2017
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2017

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Plants66 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Giant Hogweed · Carex cespitosa · Snowberry · Hyacinthoides +61

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Carex cespitosaCarex cespitosa2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2021
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2020
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020
Least DuckweedLemna minuta2017
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2017
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2017
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2017
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2017
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2017
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017
English ElmUlmus procera2017
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2017
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2017
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017
White Dead-nettleLamium album2017
Greater PlantainPlantago major2017
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2017
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2017
White CloverTrifolium repens2017
London-rocketSisymbrium irio2017
Field PansyViola arvensis2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
IvyHedera helix2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
HemlockConium maculatum2017
HopHumulus lupulus2017
Common ChickweedStellaria media2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017
NipplewortLapsana communis2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2017
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017
White BryonyBryonia dioica2017
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2017
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
ElderSambucus nigra2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2017
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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