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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Mute Swan
🌿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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Mute Swan
🌿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

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Reed, Amphibious Bistort, Swartz's Feather-moss +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Reed, Amphibious Bistort, Swartz's Feather-moss +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Common Green Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Common Green Grasshopper +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Dandelion, Pedunculate Oak +5 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

5,188 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,188 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Goldfinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel +50

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunlinCalidris alpina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Badger · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Banded Demoiselle · Red-tailed Bumblebee +5

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
CommaPolygonia c-album

🌿

Plants63 species

summerautumn

2025

Swartz's Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · River Feather-moss · Cow Parsley · Common Reed +58

Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
DandelionTaraxacum
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
NipplewortLapsana communis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,188 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2025

Goldfinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel +50

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunlinCalidris alpina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Badger · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Banded Demoiselle · Red-tailed Bumblebee +5

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae
CommaPolygonia c-album

🌿

Plants63 species

summerautumn

2025

Swartz's Feather-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · River Feather-moss · Cow Parsley · Common Reed +58

Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
DandelionTaraxacum
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
NipplewortLapsana communis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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