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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 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 — Greylag Goose, Eider, Oystercatcher +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Eider, Oystercatcher +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Redshank, Pick-a-back-plant, Jacobaea +361 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Redshank, Pick-a-back-plant, Jacobaea +361 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Great Scented Liverwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +29 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Pterostichus niger, Common Darter +23 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Scotch Argus, Pterostichus niger, Common Darter +23 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,041 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Chaffinch · Eider · Common Gull · Ringed Plover +47
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Eider Somateria mollissima Common Gull Larus canus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunlin Calidris alpina Turnstone Arenaria interpres Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2022 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Common Toad
Pterostichus niger · Common Darter
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Chalk Comb-moss · Greater Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Dotted Thyme-moss · Ulota crispa +92
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum Ulota crispa Ulota crispa Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa Verdigris Tufa-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,041 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Oystercatcher · Chaffinch · Eider · Common Gull · Ringed Plover +47
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Eider Somateria mollissima Common Gull Larus canus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Shag Gulosus aristotelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Gannet Morus bassanus Curlew Numenius arquata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunlin Calidris alpina Turnstone Arenaria interpres Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2022 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2021 ▾
Common Toad
Pterostichus niger · Common Darter
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Chalk Comb-moss · Greater Fork-moss · Bank Haircap · Dotted Thyme-moss · Ulota crispa +92
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Greater Fork-moss Dicranum majus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Dotted Thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum Ulota crispa Ulota crispa Prickly Featherwort Plagiochila spinulosa Verdigris Tufa-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis
Brittle Swan-neck Moss Campylopus fragilis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Seaside Grimmia Schistidium maritimum
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Bird's-foot Wing-moss Nogopterium gracile
Bird's-foot Wing-moss Nogopterium gracile
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Woolly Fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Green Mountain Fringe-moss Racomitrium fasciculare
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Long-shanked Pincushion Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum
Conocephalum salebrosum Conocephalum salebrosum
Rough Earwort Scapania aspera
Rough Earwort Scapania aspera
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Mougeot's Yoke-moss Amphidium mougeotii
Persson's Stubble-moss Weissia perssonii
Persson's Stubble-moss Weissia perssonii
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata
Greater Whipwort Bazzania trilobata
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Urn Haircap Pogonatum urnigerum
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Variable Crisp-moss Trichostomum brachydontium
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Whorled Tufa-moss Eucladium verticillatum
Whorled Tufa-moss Eucladium verticillatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Downy Plait-moss Stereodon callichrous
Downy Plait-moss Stereodon callichrous
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Sharp-leaved Blindia Blindia acuta
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Sessile Grimmia Schistidium apocarpum
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa
Straggling Pouchwort Saccogyna viticulosa
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Frizzled Crisp-moss Tortella tortuosa
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Killarney Featherwort Plagiochila bifaria
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
Dense Fringe-moss Racomitrium ericoides
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Slender Ditrichum Flexitrichum gracile
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Alpine Thread-moss Bryum alpinum
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Intermediate Hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Purple-stalked Pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides
Purple-stalked Pocket-moss Fissidens osmundoides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides
Larger Mouse-tail Moss Isothecium alopecuroides
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii
Crisped Fork-moss Dicranum bonjeanii
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa
Weissia controversa var. controversa Weissia controversa var. controversa
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens 