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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Bluebell, Heather +96 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Bluebell, Heather +96 more · last seen 2023
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ramularia rufibasis, Cladonia subcervicornis +5 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Ramularia rufibasis, Cladonia subcervicornis +5 more · last seen 2023
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Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Dandelion +9 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
2,470 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Cormorant · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Siskin · Willow Warbler +48
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper +15
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Orange-tip Wild Strawberry · Cock's-foot · Rosebay Willowherb
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Cormorant · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Siskin · Willow Warbler +48
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid Corvus corone x cornix2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2024 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Green Grasshopper +15
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Orange-tip Wild Strawberry · Cock's-foot · Rosebay Willowherb
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthocharis cardamines
Anthocharis cardamines
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis
Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes2024
Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Smooth-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum fratellum2024
Smooth-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum fratellum2024
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2024
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata2024
Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2024
Lunar Hornet Moth Sesia bembeciformis2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2023
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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