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Gamekeeper's Cottage (ruin)

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56.05678, -3.88587

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +11 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bilberry, Welsh Poppy, Dog's Mercury · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Welsh Poppy, Dog's Mercury · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 76Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route955 m

Named routeRef 76Length 955 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 76Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +58

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
SwiftApus apus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2023

Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Orange-tip · Small Tortoiseshell +9

Small WhitePieris rapae
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
PeacockAglais io2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Danish Scurvygrass · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Bilberry · Broad-leaved Dock · Welsh Poppy +18

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2023
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2023
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2023
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2023
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2023
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia2023
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2022
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2022
EyebrightEuphrasia2022
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,071 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +58

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
SwiftApus apus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2023

Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Orange-tip · Small Tortoiseshell +9

Small WhitePieris rapae
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
PeacockAglais io2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2025

Danish Scurvygrass · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Bilberry · Broad-leaved Dock · Welsh Poppy +18

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha2023
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2023
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2023
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2023
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2023
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2023
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia2023
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2022
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2022
EyebrightEuphrasia2022
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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