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Gretton East Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

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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
🌿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

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sea Fern-grass, Bittersweet, Red Valerian +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Comma +99 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Comma +99 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Blackbird · Goldfinch +73

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
RavenCorvus corax
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
CootFulica atra2022
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2015
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
LapwingVanellus vanellus2016

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Mammals5 species

winterspring

2023

Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Fallow DeerDama dama2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

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Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2015

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects81 species

summerautumn

2024

Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Comma · Peacock · Meadow Brown +76

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2020
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2020
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2017
Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2014
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2014
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2014
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2014
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2022
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Purple EmperorApatura iris2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2018
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2017
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2016
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2014
Stenus acerisStenus aceris2014
Longitarsus suturellusLongitarsus suturellus2014
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2014
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2014
Philonthus variansPhilonthus varians2014
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2014
Philonthus cognatusPhilonthus cognatus2014
Acilius sulcatusAcilius sulcatus2014
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2014
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2014
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2014
Tachyporus hypnorumTachyporus hypnorum2014
Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2014
Stenus brunnipesStenus brunnipes2014
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2014
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2014
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2014
Agabus bipustulatusAgabus bipustulatus2014
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2014
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2014
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2014
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2014
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2014
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2014
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2014
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2014
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2014
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2014
Philonthus sanguinolentusPhilonthus sanguinolentus2014
Ischnosoma splendidumIschnosoma splendidum2014
Tachyporus atricepsTachyporus atriceps2014
Hydroporus incognitusHydroporus incognitus2014
Gyrohypnus fracticornisGyrohypnus fracticornis2014
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2014
Stenus bifoveolatusStenus bifoveolatus2014
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2014
Sepedophilus testaceusSepedophilus testaceus2014
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2014
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2014
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2014

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Plants271 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Bee Orchid · Wall Bedstraw · Hedge Woundwort · White Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +266

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Wall BedstrawGalium parisiense2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021
Sea Fern-grassCatapodium marinum2020
Field MapleAcer campestre
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Black BryonyTamus communis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
CleaversGalium aparine
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2021
Common CudweedFilago germanica2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HazelCorylus avellana
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
TimothyPhleum pratense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
White BryonyBryonia dioica2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021
CowslipPrimula veris2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2021
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2021
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021
Silver BirchBetula pendula2021
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2020
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2015
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2015
WeldReseda luteola2015
TansyTanacetum vulgare2015
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
ChicoryCichorium intybus
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
European LarchLarix decidua
Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii
Norway SprucePicea abies
White ComfreySymphytum orientale
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
ForsythiaForsythia
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Spider-OrchidOphrys
Knotted CloverTrifolium striatum
Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Wild-oatAvena fatua2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
MelilotusMelilotus2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024
Small NettleUrtica urens2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2021
Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii2021
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2021
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grassPoa angustifolia2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2021
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2021
Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius2021
DewberryRubus caesius2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2021
HemlockConium maculatum2021
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Field-roseRosa arvensis2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2021
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2021
Red FescueFestuca rubra2021
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2021
BulrushTypha latifolia2021
White WillowSalix alba2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2021
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2021
Almond WillowSalix triandra2021
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2021
VervainVerbena officinalis2021
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021
VioletViola2021
Common SallowSalix cinerea2021
Common DuckweedLemna minor2021
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2021
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2021
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2021
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021
BalmMelissa officinalis2021
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2021
Fine-leaved SandwortSabulina tenuifolia2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa2020
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2019
Lesser CentauryCentaurium pulchellum2017
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Sea Mouse-earCerastium diffusum2016
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2016
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2015
Dog-roseRosa canina2015
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2015
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2015
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015
Common GromwellLithospermum officinale2015
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2015
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2015
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2015
Garden LupinLupinus polyphyllus2015
Biting StonecropSedum acre2015
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2015
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2015
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2015
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2015
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2015
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2015
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2015
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
GorseUlex europaeus2015
Common ReedPhragmites australis2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

winterspring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Blackbird · Goldfinch +73

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
RavenCorvus corax
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
CootFulica atra2022
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2015
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
LapwingVanellus vanellus2016

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspring

2023

Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Fallow DeerDama dama2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

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Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2015

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects81 species

summerautumn

2024

Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Comma · Peacock · Meadow Brown +76

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2020
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2020
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2017
Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2014
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2014
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2014
Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2014
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2022
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Purple EmperorApatura iris2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2018
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2017
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2016
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2014
Stenus acerisStenus aceris2014
Longitarsus suturellusLongitarsus suturellus2014
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2014
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2014
Philonthus variansPhilonthus varians2014
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2014
Philonthus cognatusPhilonthus cognatus2014
Acilius sulcatusAcilius sulcatus2014
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2014
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2014
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2014
Tachyporus hypnorumTachyporus hypnorum2014
Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2014
Stenus brunnipesStenus brunnipes2014
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2014
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2014
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2014
Agabus bipustulatusAgabus bipustulatus2014
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2014
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2014
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2014
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2014
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2014
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2014
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2014
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2014
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2014
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2014
Philonthus sanguinolentusPhilonthus sanguinolentus2014
Ischnosoma splendidumIschnosoma splendidum2014
Tachyporus atricepsTachyporus atriceps2014
Hydroporus incognitusHydroporus incognitus2014
Gyrohypnus fracticornisGyrohypnus fracticornis2014
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2014
Stenus bifoveolatusStenus bifoveolatus2014
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2014
Sepedophilus testaceusSepedophilus testaceus2014
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2014
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2014
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2014

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Plants271 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Bee Orchid · Wall Bedstraw · Hedge Woundwort · White Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +266

Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Wall BedstrawGalium parisiense2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2021
Sea Fern-grassCatapodium marinum2020
Field MapleAcer campestre
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Black BryonyTamus communis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
CleaversGalium aparine
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum
Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2021
Common CudweedFilago germanica2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HazelCorylus avellana
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
TimothyPhleum pratense
AshFraxinus excelsior
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
White BryonyBryonia dioica2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021
CowslipPrimula veris2021
DaisyBellis perennis2021
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2021
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2021
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2021
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021
Silver BirchBetula pendula2021
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2020
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2015
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2015
WeldReseda luteola2015
TansyTanacetum vulgare2015
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
ChicoryCichorium intybus
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
European LarchLarix decidua
Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii
Norway SprucePicea abies
White ComfreySymphytum orientale
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
ForsythiaForsythia
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Spider-OrchidOphrys
Knotted CloverTrifolium striatum
Pale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Wild-oatAvena fatua2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
MelilotusMelilotus2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024
Small NettleUrtica urens2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2021
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2021
Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii2021
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2021
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grassPoa angustifolia2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2021
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2021
Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2021
Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius2021
DewberryRubus caesius2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2021
HemlockConium maculatum2021
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Field-roseRosa arvensis2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2021
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2021
Red FescueFestuca rubra2021
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2021
BulrushTypha latifolia2021
White WillowSalix alba2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2021
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2021
Almond WillowSalix triandra2021
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis2021
VervainVerbena officinalis2021
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021
VioletViola2021
Common SallowSalix cinerea2021
Common DuckweedLemna minor2021
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2021
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2021
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2021
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2021
BalmMelissa officinalis2021
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2021
Fine-leaved SandwortSabulina tenuifolia2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa2020
LaurustinusViburnum tinus2019
Lesser CentauryCentaurium pulchellum2017
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2017
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Sea Mouse-earCerastium diffusum2016
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2016
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2015
Dog-roseRosa canina2015
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2015
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2015
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2015
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2015
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015
Common GromwellLithospermum officinale2015
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2015
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2015
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2015
Garden LupinLupinus polyphyllus2015
Biting StonecropSedum acre2015
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2015
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2015
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2015
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2015
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2015
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2015
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2015
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2015
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2015
GorseUlex europaeus2015
Common ReedPhragmites australis2014

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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The Lincolnshire Limestone escarpment between Gretton and Rockingham

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