← Back🌳 Woodland

Highfield Country Park

1 ha

WildlifePicnicBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.44025, -2.17914

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕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

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +154 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +154 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Hazel, Hawthorn +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Hazel, Hawthorn +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailWalking route

Named route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

301 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route

Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route

Broughton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Alan Newton WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A6 alternate routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Nelstrop Road Northbridleway · 31 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 31 mPath type: cycleway

Nelstrop Road Northbridleway · 993 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 993 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

15,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects157 species

summer

2026

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus +152

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Fannia serenaFannia serena2025
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2025
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Coenosia testaceaCoenosia testacea2025
Hydrophoria linogriseaHydrophoria linogrisea2025
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Otiorhynchus auriferOtiorhynchus aurifer2025
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
Hilara luridaHilara lurida2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2025
Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciella2025
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula2025
Helina setiventrisHelina setiventris2025
Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Leptopeza flavipesLeptopeza flavipes2025
Helina reversioHelina reversio2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Paregle audaculaParegle audacula2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Hebecnema nigraHebecnema nigra2025
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2025
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2025
Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2025
Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Coenosia humilisCoenosia humilis2025
Ocydromia glabriculaOcydromia glabricula2025
Rhamphomyia flavaRhamphomyia flava2025
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2025
Delia platuraDelia platura2025
Platypalpus optivusPlatypalpus optivus2025
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2025
Rhamphomyia lamellataRhamphomyia lamellata2025
Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2025
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2025
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025
Tipula uncaTipula unca2025
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
Morellia aenescensMorellia aenescens2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025
Phaonia palpataPhaonia palpata2025
Suillia affinisSuillia affinis2025
Rhamphomyia nigripennisRhamphomyia nigripennis2025
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
OpomyzaOpomyza2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
SitonaSitona2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025

🌿

Plants125 species

springautumn

2026

Common Ragwort · Hazel · Hawthorn · Creeping Thistle · Coltsfoot +120

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
IvyHedera helix
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DandelionTaraxacum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
White DogwoodCornus alba2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii2025
Solanum crispumSolanum crispum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Carrion Crow +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects157 species

summer

2026

Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus +152

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Fannia serenaFannia serena2025
Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Nemopoda nitidulaNemopoda nitidula2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Culex pipiensCulex pipiens2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2025
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Coenosia testaceaCoenosia testacea2025
Hydrophoria linogriseaHydrophoria linogrisea2025
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Otiorhynchus auriferOtiorhynchus aurifer2025
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatus2025
Hilara luridaHilara lurida2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2025
Botanophila seneciellaBotanophila seneciella2025
Coenosia infantulaCoenosia infantula2025
Helina setiventrisHelina setiventris2025
Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Leptopeza flavipesLeptopeza flavipes2025
Helina reversioHelina reversio2025
Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2025
Paregle audaculaParegle audacula2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Hebecnema nigraHebecnema nigra2025
Sapromyza sexpunctataSapromyza sexpunctata2025
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2025
Empis aestivaEmpis aestiva2025
Limnophora triangulaLimnophora triangula2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Coenosia humilisCoenosia humilis2025
Ocydromia glabriculaOcydromia glabricula2025
Rhamphomyia flavaRhamphomyia flava2025
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2025
Delia platuraDelia platura2025
Platypalpus optivusPlatypalpus optivus2025
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2025
Rhamphomyia lamellataRhamphomyia lamellata2025
Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2025
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2025
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025
Tipula uncaTipula unca2025
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
Morellia aenescensMorellia aenescens2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2025
Phaonia palpataPhaonia palpata2025
Suillia affinisSuillia affinis2025
Rhamphomyia nigripennisRhamphomyia nigripennis2025
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Delia florilegaDelia florilega2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
OpomyzaOpomyza2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
SitonaSitona2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025

🌿

Plants125 species

springautumn

2026

Common Ragwort · Hazel · Hawthorn · Creeping Thistle · Coltsfoot +120

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
IvyHedera helix
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DandelionTaraxacum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Lesser Water-parsnipBerula erecta2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Maltese-crossSilene chalcedonica2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
White DogwoodCornus alba2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Camassia leichtliniiCamassia leichtlinii2025
Solanum crispumSolanum crispum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Highfield Country Park

1 / 22

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Debdale ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Cringle ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Platt Fields ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Debdale ParkUrban park2.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: deac3f93-3806-450c-a581-15efd2c0b408