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Great Garnetts moated site

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Bullfinch, House Sparrow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Bullfinch, House Sparrow +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Common Knapweed, Agrimony +107 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Common Knapweed, Agrimony +107 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak +6 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route66 m

Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route4.5 km

Named routeRef 50Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

960 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

960 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Buzzard · Sparrowhawk · Kestrel · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +45

BuzzardButeo buteo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MagpiePica pica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2012
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2012
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2016
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
Great TitParus major2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2012
GreenfinchChloris chloris2012
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2017
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2017
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2012
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2012
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2010
SwiftApus apus2010
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2010
RedwingTurdus iliacus2010
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010

🦌

Mammals15 species

summer

2024

Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac +10

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama2015
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2014
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019
WeaselMustela nivalis2016
BadgerMeles meles2016
Brown HareLepus europaeus2016
BatChiroptera2015
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2014
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2014

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2014

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2017

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common ToadBufo bufo2013

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Purple Emperor · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Tree Moth · Harlequin Ladybird

Purple EmperorApatura iris2016
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2015

🌿

Plants368 species

springautumn

2017

Bluebell · Common Knapweed · Common Nettle · Ribwort Plantain · White Dead-nettle +363

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2015
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
AgrimonyAgrimonia2015
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2015
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015
HazelCorylus2015
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2015
Field MapleAcer campestre2015
BrambleRubus
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
PrimrosePrimula
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015
Field-roseRosa arvensis2015
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2015
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2015
Water MintMentha aquatica2015
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2010
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2015
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2015
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015
NipplewortLapsana communis2015
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2011
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2011
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2011
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2011
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2011
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2011
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2011
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2011
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2011
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2011
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2011
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2011
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2011
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2011
Flabby Thread-mossBryum moravicum2011
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2011
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2011
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2011
St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2011
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2010
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2010
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2010
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2010
Black BryonyTamus communis2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2010
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2010
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2010
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2010
ElderSambucus nigra2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
Silver BirchBetula pendula2010
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
Curled DockRumex crispus2010
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2010
Hedera helixHedera helix2010
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2010
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2010
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
TormentilPotentilla erecta2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2015
AsparagusAsparagus2015
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2011
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2011
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2011
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2011
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2011
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2011
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2011
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2011
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2011
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2011
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2011
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2011
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2011
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2011
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2011
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2011
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2011
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2011
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2011
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2011
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2011
Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum2011
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2011
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2011
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2011
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2011
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2011
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2011
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2011
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2011
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2011
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2011
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2011
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2011
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2011
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2010
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2010
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2010
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2010
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2010
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2010
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2010
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2010
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2010
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2010
Wild OnionAllium vineale2010
Goat WillowSalix caprea2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2010
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2010
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2010
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2010
Rosa caninaRosa canina2010
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
White WillowSalix alba2010
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2010
Sweet VioletViola odorata2010
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010
White BryonyBryonia dioica2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2010
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2010
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2010
Red CampionSilene dioica2010
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2010
Norway SprucePicea abies2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2010
CowslipPrimula veris2010
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2010
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2010
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2010
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2010
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2010
IvyHedera helix
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
WillowSalix
ElmUlmus
DockRumex
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2011
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2011
Water CressNasturtium officinale2010
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2010
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2010
PignutConopodium majus2010
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2010
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2010
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2010
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2010
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2010
White MelilotMelilotus albus2010
TimothyPhleum pratense2010
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2010
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2010
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2010
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2010
Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2010
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2010
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2010
BugleAjuga reptans2010
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2010
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2010
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2010
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2010
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2010
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2010
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2010
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium2010
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2010
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010
White MustardSinapis alba2010
White CampionSilene latifolia2010
Wood MilletMilium effusum2010
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2010
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2010
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2010
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2010
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2010
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2010
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2010
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2010
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2010
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2010
YewTaxus baccata2010
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2010
WatercressNasturtium officinale2010
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2010
Common OracheAtriplex patula2010
Stone ParsleySison amomum2010
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2010
Common DuckweedLemna minor2010
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2010
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Common ChickweedStellaria media2010
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2010
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2010
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2010
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2010
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2010
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2010
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2010
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2010
Caucasian FirAbies nordmanniana2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2010
White CloverTrifolium repens2010
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2010
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2010
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2010
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2010
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2010
Wild CherryPrunus avium2010
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2010
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2010
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2010
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
Small NettleUrtica urens2010
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2010
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2010
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2010
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2010
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2010
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2010
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2010
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2010
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2010
DewberryRubus caesius2010
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2010
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2010
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2010
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2010
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2010
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2010
HemlockConium maculatum2010
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2010
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2010
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2010
Lesser SunflowerHelianthus petiolaris2010
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2010
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2010
Black MustardBrassica nigra2010
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2010
BeechFagus sylvatica2010
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2010
BorageBorago officinalis2010
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010
CharlockSinapis arvensis2010
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2010
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2010
WeldReseda luteola2010
BetonyBetonica officinalis2010
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2010
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2010
Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2010
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2010
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2010
Hairy VioletViola hirta2010
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2010
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2010
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2010
GorseUlex europaeus2010
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2010
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2010
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2010
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2010
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2010
Remote SedgeCarex remota2010
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2010
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2010
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010
RapeBrassica napus2010
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2010
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2010
Field PansyViola arvensis2010
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2010
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2010
Wild-oatAvena fatua2010
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

960 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Buzzard · Sparrowhawk · Kestrel · Bullfinch · House Sparrow +45

BuzzardButeo buteo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2016
House SparrowPasser domesticus2016
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MagpiePica pica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2012
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2012
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2016
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2015
Great TitParus major2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2012
GreenfinchChloris chloris2012
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2017
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2017
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2017
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2012
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2012
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2010
SwiftApus apus2010
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2010
RedwingTurdus iliacus2010
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2010
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2010
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2010

🦌

Mammals15 species

summer

2024

Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac +10

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama2015
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2014
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019
WeaselMustela nivalis2016
BadgerMeles meles2016
Brown HareLepus europaeus2016
BatChiroptera2015
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2014
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2014

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2014

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2017

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common ToadBufo bufo2013

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Insects4 species

summer

2025

Purple Emperor · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Tree Moth · Harlequin Ladybird

Purple EmperorApatura iris2016
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2015

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Plants368 species

springautumn

2017

Bluebell · Common Knapweed · Common Nettle · Ribwort Plantain · White Dead-nettle +363

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2015
Common NettleUrtica dioica2015
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2015
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2015
AgrimonyAgrimonia2015
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2015
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2015
HazelCorylus2015
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2015
Greater PlantainPlantago major2015
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015
YarrowAchillea millefolium2015
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2015
Field MapleAcer campestre2015
BrambleRubus
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
PrimrosePrimula
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015
Field-roseRosa arvensis2015
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2015
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2015
Water MintMentha aquatica2015
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2010
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2015
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2015
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2015
NipplewortLapsana communis2015
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2011
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2011
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2011
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2011
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2011
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2011
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2011
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2011
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2011
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2011
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2011
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2011
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2011
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2011
Flabby Thread-mossBryum moravicum2011
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2011
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2011
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2011
St Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescens2011
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2010
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2010
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2010
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2010
Black BryonyTamus communis2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010
Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2010
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2010
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2010
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2010
ElderSambucus nigra2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2010
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
Silver BirchBetula pendula2010
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
Curled DockRumex crispus2010
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2010
Hedera helixHedera helix2010
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2010
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2010
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
TormentilPotentilla erecta2015
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2015
AsparagusAsparagus2015
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2011
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2011
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2011
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2011
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2011
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2011
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2011
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides2011
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2011
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2011
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2011
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2011
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2011
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2011
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2011
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2011
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2011
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2011
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2011
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2011
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2011
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2011
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2011
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2011
Slender Bristle-mossOrthotrichum tenellum2011
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2011
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2011
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2011
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2011
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2011
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2011
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2011
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2011
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2011
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2011
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2011
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2011
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2011
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2010
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2010
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2010
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2010
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2010
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2010
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2010
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2010
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2010
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2010
Wild OnionAllium vineale2010
Goat WillowSalix caprea2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2010
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2010
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2010
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2010
Rosa caninaRosa canina2010
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
White WillowSalix alba2010
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2010
Sweet VioletViola odorata2010
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010
White BryonyBryonia dioica2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2010
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2010
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2010
Red CampionSilene dioica2010
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2010
Norway SprucePicea abies2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2010
CowslipPrimula veris2010
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2010
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2010
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2010
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2010
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2010
IvyHedera helix
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
WillowSalix
ElmUlmus
DockRumex
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2011
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2011
Water CressNasturtium officinale2010
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2010
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2010
PignutConopodium majus2010
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2010
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2010
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2010
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2010
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2010
White MelilotMelilotus albus2010
TimothyPhleum pratense2010
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2010
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2010
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2010
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2010
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2010
Rigid HornwortCeratophyllum demersum2010
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2010
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2010
BugleAjuga reptans2010
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2010
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2010
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2010
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2010
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2010
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2010
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2010
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium2010
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2010
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010
White MustardSinapis alba2010
White CampionSilene latifolia2010
Wood MilletMilium effusum2010
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2010
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2010
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2010
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2010
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2010
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2010
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2010
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2010
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2010
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2010
YewTaxus baccata2010
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2010
WatercressNasturtium officinale2010
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2010
Common OracheAtriplex patula2010
Stone ParsleySison amomum2010
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2010
Common DuckweedLemna minor2010
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2010
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2010
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2010
Common ChickweedStellaria media2010
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2010
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2010
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2010
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2010
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2010
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2010
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2010
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2010
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2010
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2010
Caucasian FirAbies nordmanniana2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2010
White CloverTrifolium repens2010
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2010
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2010
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2010
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2010
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2010
Wild CherryPrunus avium2010
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2010
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2010
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2010
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
Small NettleUrtica urens2010
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2010
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2010
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2010
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2010
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2010
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2010
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2010
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2010
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2010
DewberryRubus caesius2010
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2010
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2010
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2010
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2010
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2010
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2010
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2010
HemlockConium maculatum2010
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2010
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2010
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2010
Lesser SunflowerHelianthus petiolaris2010
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2010
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2010
Black MustardBrassica nigra2010
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2010
BeechFagus sylvatica2010
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2010
BorageBorago officinalis2010
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2010
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010
CharlockSinapis arvensis2010
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2010
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2010
WeldReseda luteola2010
BetonyBetonica officinalis2010
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2010
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2010
Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2010
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2010
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2010
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2010
Hairy VioletViola hirta2010
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2010
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2010
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2010
GorseUlex europaeus2010
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2010
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2010
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2010
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2010
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2010
Remote SedgeCarex remota2010
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2010
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2010
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2010
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010
RapeBrassica napus2010
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2010
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2010
Field PansyViola arvensis2010
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2010
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2010
Wild-oatAvena fatua2010
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Wood Anemones in Garnetts Wood

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