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▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Herring Gull 🌿 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
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Herring Gull 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Herring Gull, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Meadow Vetchling, Common Knapweed +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Meadow Vetchling, Common Knapweed +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Bramble +11 more foraging species
Varies
Photos A76 beside Shankston Wood
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Wildlife to spot
14,973 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Phaonia subventa +6
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 10-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Devil's-bit Scabious · Fox-and-cubs · Meadow Vetchling · Common Knapweed +6
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Badger · Red Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Phaonia subventa +6
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 10-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Devil's-bit Scabious · Fox-and-cubs · Meadow Vetchling · Common Knapweed +6
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus2024
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus2024
Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus2024
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
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