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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.87267, -4.58963
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +33 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Holly, Wilson's Honeysuckle +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
912 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
912 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +17
- MagpiePica pica2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- SwallowHirundo rustica2016
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- DipperCinclus cinclus2015
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2015▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Peacock · Gatekeeper +28
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- PeacockAglais io
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Holly · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Himalayan Balsam · Barren Strawberry · Dandelion +54
- HollyIlex aquifolium2015
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- WillowSalix
- Lesser Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
912 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +17
- MagpiePica pica2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- SwallowHirundo rustica2016
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- DipperCinclus cinclus2015
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2015
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2015▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Large White · Red Admiral · Small White · Peacock · Gatekeeper +28
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- PeacockAglais io
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Holly · Wilson's Honeysuckle · Himalayan Balsam · Barren Strawberry · Dandelion +54
- HollyIlex aquifolium2015
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- DandelionTaraxacum
- WillowSalix
- Lesser Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisEntire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius2020Entire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifolius2020Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2015Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2015Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2015Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2015Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2015Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2015Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2015Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2015Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2015Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2015Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2015Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2015Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2015Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2015Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2015Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2015Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2015Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2015Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2015Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2015Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2015Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2015Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2015Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2015Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2015Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2015Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2015Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2015Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2015Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2015Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2015Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2015Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2015Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2015Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2015Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2015Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2015Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2015Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2015Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2015Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2015Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2015Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2015Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2015Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2015Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2015Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2015Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2015Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2015Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2015Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2015Fontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyretica2015Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2015Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2015Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2015Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2015Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2015Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2015Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2015Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2015Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2015Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2015Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2015Dwarf NeckeraNeckera pumila2015Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2015Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2015Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2015Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2015Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2015Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2015Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2015Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2015Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2015Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2015Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2015Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2015Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2015Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2015Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2015River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2015River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2015Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2015