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Halfmoon Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

52.47740, -0.25739

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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

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Reed, Bracken, Heath Wood-rush +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small Copper, Large White +169 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Small Copper, Large White +169 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route

The Green WheelCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route93 m

Named routeRef 12Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 12Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +68

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Great TitParus major2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
MagpiePica pica
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
SwiftApus apus2021
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
CootFulica atra2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Barn OwlTyto alba2020

🦌

Mammals21 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Mole +16

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
StoatMustela erminea2024
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2020
WeaselMustela nivalis2020
BatChiroptera2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2019
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2019
BadgerMeles meles2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects172 species

summer

2026

Peacock · Brimstone · Large White · Small Copper · Meadow Brown +167

PeacockAglais io2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019
Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2019
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2019
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2019
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
BlackneckLygephila pastinum2019
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
EupeodesEupeodes
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Phania funestaPhania funesta2024
PropyleaPropylea2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2024
Coelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricus2023
EpuraeaEpuraea2023
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2023
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2021
Trypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulata2021
Little Black BlowflyMelanomya nana2021
Bright-eyed Mining SawflyFenusella nana2021
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2021
Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2021
Hyadina humeralisHyadina humeralis2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2021
Gymnopternus aerosusGymnopternus aerosus2021
Phyllodromia melanocephalaPhyllodromia melanocephala2021
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis2021
Melangyna labiatarumMelangyna labiatarum2021
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2021
Scatella stagnalisScatella stagnalis2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Scatella lacustrisScatella lacustris2021
Common GreenbottleLucilia caesar2021
Tachina feraTachina fera2021
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula2021
Exorista larvarumExorista larvarum2021
Campsicnemus scambusCampsicnemus scambus2021
Bronze FusehornArge ustulata2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2021
Cordilura ciliataCordilura ciliata2021
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2021
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2021
Sepsis violaceaSepsis violacea2021
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2021
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2020
Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2020
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2019
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2019
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019
Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2019
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata2019
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2019
Mere WainscotPhotedes fluxa2019
Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Brown-tailEuproctis chrysorrhoea2019
Silky WainscotChilodes maritima2019
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2019
Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2019
Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2019
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Peacock MothMacaria notata2019
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Shaded PugEupithecia subumbrata2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019
Small Yellow WaveHydrelia flammeolaria2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
SuspectedParastichtis suspecta2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2019
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2019
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Dark Regal-sawflyNematus latipes2019
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2019
Garden TigerArctia caja2019
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019
Orange UnderwingArchiearis parthenias2019

🌿

Plants108 species

springsummer

2025

Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Bracken · Bramble · Bristly Oxtongue +103

Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
DaisyBellis perennis2023
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2021
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2021
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2021
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
Sawara CypressCupressus pisifera2021
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius2020
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2020
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020
Rosa caninaRosa canina2020
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2020
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2020
HemlockConium maculatum2020
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2020
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
White Dead-nettleLamium album2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2020
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2020
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2020
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2020
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2020
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grassPoa angustifolia2020
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2020
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020
Field PansyViola arvensis2020
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2020
White CampionSilene latifolia2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2020
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Water MintMentha aquatica2019
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2019
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2019
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2019
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2019
Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2019
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2019
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2019
Blunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosus2019
Marsh StitchwortStellaria palustris2019
BedstrawGalium2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
GaleopsisGaleopsis2019
VioletViola2019
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +68

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Great TitParus major2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
MagpiePica pica
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
SwiftApus apus2021
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
CootFulica atra2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
GadwallMareca strepera2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Barn OwlTyto alba2020

🦌

Mammals21 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Mole +16

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
StoatMustela erminea2024
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2020
WeaselMustela nivalis2020
BatChiroptera2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2019
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2019
BadgerMeles meles2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects172 species

summer

2026

Peacock · Brimstone · Large White · Small Copper · Meadow Brown +167

PeacockAglais io2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Grizzled SkipperPyrgus malvae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Dead-Nettle Leaf BeetleChrysolina fastuosa2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Pouting Woodlouse-flyRhinophora lepida2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019
Ear MothAmphipoea oculea2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2019
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2019
Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2019
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
BlackneckLygephila pastinum2019
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
EupeodesEupeodes
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Phania funestaPhania funesta2024
PropyleaPropylea2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2024
Coelositona cambricusCoelositona cambricus2023
EpuraeaEpuraea2023
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2023
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2021
Trypetoptera punctulataTrypetoptera punctulata2021
Little Black BlowflyMelanomya nana2021
Bright-eyed Mining SawflyFenusella nana2021
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2021
Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2021
Hyadina humeralisHyadina humeralis2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2021
Gymnopternus aerosusGymnopternus aerosus2021
Phyllodromia melanocephalaPhyllodromia melanocephala2021
Anthomyza gracilisAnthomyza gracilis2021
Melangyna labiatarumMelangyna labiatarum2021
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei2021
Scatella stagnalisScatella stagnalis2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Scatella lacustrisScatella lacustris2021
Common GreenbottleLucilia caesar2021
Tachina feraTachina fera2021
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula2021
Exorista larvarumExorista larvarum2021
Campsicnemus scambusCampsicnemus scambus2021
Bronze FusehornArge ustulata2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2021
Cordilura ciliataCordilura ciliata2021
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2021
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2021
Sepsis violaceaSepsis violacea2021
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2021
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2020
Stictoleptura scutellataStictoleptura scutellata2020
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Heart & ClubAgrotis clavis2019
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2019
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019
Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2019
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata2019
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2019
Mere WainscotPhotedes fluxa2019
Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Brown-tailEuproctis chrysorrhoea2019
Silky WainscotChilodes maritima2019
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2019
Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2019
Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2019
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Peacock MothMacaria notata2019
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Shaded PugEupithecia subumbrata2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019
Small Yellow WaveHydrelia flammeolaria2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
SuspectedParastichtis suspecta2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2019
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2019
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Dark Regal-sawflyNematus latipes2019
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2019
Garden TigerArctia caja2019
Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019
Orange UnderwingArchiearis parthenias2019

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Plants108 species

springsummer

2025

Common Reed · Heath Wood-rush · Bracken · Bramble · Bristly Oxtongue +103

Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
DaisyBellis perennis2023
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2021
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2021
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2021
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021
Sawara CypressCupressus pisifera2021
Cytisus scoparius subsp. scopariusCytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius2020
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2020
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020
Rosa caninaRosa canina2020
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2020
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2020
HemlockConium maculatum2020
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2020
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
White Dead-nettleLamium album2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Little Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrum2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2020
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2020
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2020
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2020
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2020
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grassPoa angustifolia2020
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2020
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020
Field PansyViola arvensis2020
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2020
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2020
White CampionSilene latifolia2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2020
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2019
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2019
Water MintMentha aquatica2019
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2019
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2019
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2019
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2019
Brown SedgeCarex disticha2019
Lesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minus2019
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2019
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2019
Blunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosus2019
Marsh StitchwortStellaria palustris2019
BedstrawGalium2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2019
GaleopsisGaleopsis2019
VioletViola2019
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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