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Getting here
55.56230, -3.59894
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Smew and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Smew and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Smew, Oystercatcher, Goosander +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Smew, Oystercatcher, Goosander +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Green-veined White +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Knotgrass +206 more · last seen 2016
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Wildlife to spot
866 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
866 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSmew · Little Egret · Goosander · Oystercatcher · Ringed Plover +36
- SmewMergellus albellus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Small Heath · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Oak Eggar · 7-spot Ladybird +10
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2016
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Lesser Celandine · Wavy Hair-Grass · Smooth Sow-thistle · Bitter-vetch · Heath Bedstraw +5
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
- Bilberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
866 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSmew · Little Egret · Goosander · Oystercatcher · Ringed Plover +36
- SmewMergellus albellus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Small Heath · Green-veined White · Ringlet · Oak Eggar · 7-spot Ladybird +10
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
- Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2016
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Lesser Celandine · Wavy Hair-Grass · Smooth Sow-thistle · Bitter-vetch · Heath Bedstraw +5
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
- Bilberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Agonum piceumAgonum piceum2024Agonum piceumAgonum piceum2024Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2018Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2018Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2017Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2017Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2016Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2016Common BluePolyommatus icarus2016Common BluePolyommatus icarus2016Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumJacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleumJacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleumGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis