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Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.01271, -3.95632
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +77 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Bottle Sedge, Reed Canary-grass +138 more · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
623 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
623 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Mallard +27
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- TealAnas crecca2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects48 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Helophorus aequalis · Helophorus brevipalpis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +43
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Helophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalis2023
- Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Blunt-leaved Pondweed · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Little Shaggy-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Glittering Wood-moss
- Blunt-leaved PondweedPotamogeton obtusifolius
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2022
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2022
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
623 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren · Mallard +27
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- TealAnas crecca2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
🦌Mammals5 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects48 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Helophorus aequalis · Helophorus brevipalpis · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +43
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Helophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalis2023
- Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Blunt-leaved Pondweed · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Little Shaggy-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Glittering Wood-moss
- Blunt-leaved PondweedPotamogeton obtusifolius
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2022
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2022
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2022
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
