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58.97662, -2.95411

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Tufted Duck
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Tufted Duck
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Yellow-rattle, Field Horsetail +147 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Yellow-rattle, Field Horsetail +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Starling +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Hemp-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,462 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,462 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Starling · Mute Swan · Blackbird +75

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Potato Capsid +2

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2025

Crested Dog's-tail · Yellow-rattle · Field Horsetail · Common Ragwort · Great Willowherb +142

Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Zygodon stirtoniiZygodon stirtonii
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
DaisyBellis perennis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
GorseUlex europaeus
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Water MintMentha aquatica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
HollyIlex aquifolium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Grey AlderAlnus incana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
TimothyPhleum pratense
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,462 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Starling · Mute Swan · Blackbird +75

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2025

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Potato Capsid +2

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2025

Crested Dog's-tail · Yellow-rattle · Field Horsetail · Common Ragwort · Great Willowherb +142

Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Zygodon stirtoniiZygodon stirtonii
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
DaisyBellis perennis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
GorseUlex europaeus
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Water MintMentha aquatica
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
HollyIlex aquifolium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Grey AlderAlnus incana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
TimothyPhleum pratense
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra