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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Piero Snack Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Canada Goose
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Piero Snack Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Rock Dove +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Dryad's Saddle +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Dryad's Saddle +19 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly +125 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Hornet Hoverfly +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Daisy, Common Nettle +135 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Daisy, Common Nettle +135 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Elder +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

170 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

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West End WayCycling route

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Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Inner RingwayCycling route

Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

31,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mute Swan +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common GullLarus canus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GooseAnser2025
CorvidCorvidae2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
SwanCygnus2024

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Mammals10 species

summer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects128 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Bluebottle · Green Shieldbug +123

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2025
Phytomyza bipunctataPhytomyza bipunctata2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Acidia cognataAcidia cognata2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella2025
Andricus grossulariae f. agamicAndricus grossulariae f. agamic2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Rowan ParornixParornix scoticella2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Tawny Sycamore PiercerPammene aurita2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Calycomyza artemisiaeCalycomyza artemisiae2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicolaMyzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicola2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariae2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella2024
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2024
Chaitophorus capreaeChaitophorus capreae2024
Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2024
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2024
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024

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Fungi22 species

winterautumn

2026

Sycamore Tarspot · Amanita'r Gwybed · Dryad's Saddle · Torth Felen · Common Bird's Nest +17

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2024
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
Mahonia RustPuccinia mirabilissima2025
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2025
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2025
Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2025
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2024
Field BlewitsLepista saeva2024
Flavoparmelia sorediansFlavoparmelia soredians2024
RamariaRamaria2024
Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius2024

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Plants138 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Bramble · Daisy · Common Nettle · Ivy · Butterfly-bush +133

BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
ElmUlmus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Hairy GarlicAllium subhirsutum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
MistletoeViscum album2025
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
White BryonyBryonia dioica2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Stone ParsleySison amomum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Canada Goose · Magpie · Mute Swan +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common GullLarus canus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GooseAnser2025
CorvidCorvidae2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
SwanCygnus2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects128 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Bluebottle · Green Shieldbug +123

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2025
Phytomyza bipunctataPhytomyza bipunctata2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Acidia cognataAcidia cognata2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella2025
Andricus grossulariae f. agamicAndricus grossulariae f. agamic2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Rowan ParornixParornix scoticella2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Tawny Sycamore PiercerPammene aurita2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Calycomyza artemisiaeCalycomyza artemisiae2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicolaMyzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicola2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariae2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2024
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella2024
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2024
Chaitophorus capreaeChaitophorus capreae2024
Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2024
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2024
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2024

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Fungi22 species

winterautumn

2026

Sycamore Tarspot · Amanita'r Gwybed · Dryad's Saddle · Torth Felen · Common Bird's Nest +17

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2024
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
Mahonia RustPuccinia mirabilissima2025
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2025
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2025
Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2025
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2024
Field BlewitsLepista saeva2024
Flavoparmelia sorediansFlavoparmelia soredians2024
RamariaRamaria2024
Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius2024

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Plants138 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Bramble · Daisy · Common Nettle · Ivy · Butterfly-bush +133

BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
ElmUlmus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Hairy GarlicAllium subhirsutum2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
MistletoeViscum album2025
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
White BryonyBryonia dioica2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Stone ParsleySison amomum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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