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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.05890, -3.94553
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Swallow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Hedgehog +11 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, River Skater, Anacaena globulus +169 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
2,770 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,770 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Raven · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Robin · Blackcap +35
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024▾
Common Toad
River Skater · Hydrocyphon deflexicollis · Water Singer · Hydroporus memnonius · Anacaena globulus +15
- River SkaterAquarius najas2023
- Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2023
- Water SingerMicronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
- Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2023
- Anacaena globulusAnacaena globulus2023
- Elmis aenea
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Liverwort
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,770 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Raven · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Robin · Blackcap +35
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024▾
Common Toad
River Skater · Hydrocyphon deflexicollis · Water Singer · Hydroporus memnonius · Anacaena globulus +15
- River SkaterAquarius najas2023
- Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2023
- Water SingerMicronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
- Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2023
- Anacaena globulusAnacaena globulus2023
- Elmis aenea
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Liverwort
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea
MoleTalpa europaea2024MoleTalpa europaea2024BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023Elmis aenea2023
Elmis aenea2023
Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2023Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2023Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2023Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2024Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2024Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Gyrinus substriatusGyrinus substriatus2023Gyrinus substriatusGyrinus substriatus2023Hydraena testaceaHydraena testacea2023Hydraena testaceaHydraena testacea2023Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023Limnebius truncatellusLimnebius truncatellus2023Limnebius truncatellusLimnebius truncatellus2023Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023