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Field system on Codford Down

35 ha

📷 Rebecca A Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

51.18409, -2.04956

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Lapwing +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Lapwing +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Dwarf Elder, Bramble +25 more foraging species; Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Field Penny-cress, Small Toadflax, Hawthorn +183 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Penny-cress, Small Toadflax, Hawthorn +183 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route

Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route

Wessex RidgewayWalking route

Named routeRef WRRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route12.1 km

Named routeRef 24Length 12.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeListed length 207km

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Lapwing · Chaffinch · Buzzard +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
RavenCorvus corax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
StarlingsSturnidae2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit +6

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2022

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects54 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Brimstone +49

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2021
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
Red Bartsia Blunthorn BeeMelitta tricincta2020
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2018
Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2018

🌿

Plants157 species

summerautumn

2025

Hawthorn · Dwarf Elder · Perennial Rye-grass · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Agrimony +152

HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Dwarf ElderSambucus ebulus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2019
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula2019
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Quaking-grassBriza media2018
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
White Dead-nettleLamium album2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2019
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
CharlockSinapis arvensis2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
AppleMalus domestica2019
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2019
Hairy RocketErucastrum gallicum2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2019
Fat-henChenopodium album2019
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2019
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2018
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2018
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2018
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2018
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2018
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2018
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2019
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2019
Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2019
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019
Common OracheAtriplex patula2019
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Wild-oatAvena fatua2019
TimothyPhleum pratense2019
White CampionSilene latifolia2019
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2019
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2019
Field PansyViola arvensis2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata2018
CowslipPrimula veris2018
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2018
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2018
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2018
SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2018
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa2018
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Rosa caninaRosa canina2018
Common VetchVicia sativa2017
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2017
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2017
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2017
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Wild OnionAllium vineale2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Lapwing · Chaffinch · Buzzard +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
RavenCorvus corax2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
StarlingsSturnidae2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Rabbit +6

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2022
MoleTalpa europaea2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2022

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects54 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Brimstone +49

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus
Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2021
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
Red Bartsia Blunthorn BeeMelitta tricincta2020
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2018
Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2018

🌿

Plants157 species

summerautumn

2025

Hawthorn · Dwarf Elder · Perennial Rye-grass · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Agrimony +152

HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Dwarf ElderSambucus ebulus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2019
Stinking ChamomileAnthemis cotula2019
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
Quaking-grassBriza media2018
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
White Dead-nettleLamium album2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2019
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
CharlockSinapis arvensis2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
AppleMalus domestica2019
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2019
Hairy RocketErucastrum gallicum2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2019
Fat-henChenopodium album2019
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2019
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2018
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2018
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2018
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2018
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2018
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2018
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2019
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2019
Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2019
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2019
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2019
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019
Common OracheAtriplex patula2019
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Wild-oatAvena fatua2019
TimothyPhleum pratense2019
White CampionSilene latifolia2019
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2019
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2019
Field PansyViola arvensis2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata2018
CowslipPrimula veris2018
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2018
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2018
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2018
SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2018
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa2018
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Rosa caninaRosa canina2018
Common VetchVicia sativa2017
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2017
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2017
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2017
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2017
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2017
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Dog-roseRosa canina2017
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2017
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
AshFraxinus excelsior2017
Wild OnionAllium vineale2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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