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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Spotted Flycatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Spotted Flycatcher
- ✦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 — Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Arches, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing +179 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Danish Scurvygrass +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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Tower with cupola above Highmoor Mansion apartments
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Wildlife to spot
5,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,035 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Collared Dove +3
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Snowdrop · Sticky Groundsel · Black Nightshade · Perennial Sow-thistle · Wall Lettuce +104
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2022
- Crosswort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,035 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds8 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Swift · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Collared Dove +3
- SwiftApus apus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Snowdrop · Sticky Groundsel · Black Nightshade · Perennial Sow-thistle · Wall Lettuce +104
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2022
- Crosswort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumUpright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinalePrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaBuck's-beardAruncus dioicusBuck's-beardAruncus dioicusSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiCommon Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophyllaCommon Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophyllaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumOrnithogalum umbellatumLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraLarge Bitter-cressCardamine amaraSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisHyacinthusHyacinthusHyacinthusHyacinthusMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2024Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Water BentPolypogon viridis2024Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii2024Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2023Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2023Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus2023Hollyberry CotoneasterCotoneaster bullatus2023Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2023Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2023Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2023Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2023Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2023Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2023Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2023Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2023Small NettleUrtica urens2023Small NettleUrtica urens2023BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2022BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2022Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2022Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2022DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022Common OracheAtriplex patula2022Common OracheAtriplex patula2022Hedge BedstrawGalium album2022Hedge BedstrawGalium album2022Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2022Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2022Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2022OsierSalix viminalis2022OsierSalix viminalis2022Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2022Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022Erophila vernaErophila verna2022Erophila vernaErophila verna2022Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022AshFraxinus excelsior2022Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2022Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2022Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2022Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2022Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022AlderAlnus glutinosa2022Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2022DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2022AspenPopulus tremula2022AspenPopulus tremula2022Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2022Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2022Remote SedgeCarex remota2022Remote SedgeCarex remota2022Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Wild CherryPrunus avium2022Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2022Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Rosa caninaRosa canina2022Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2022Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2022Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2022Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Bearberry CotoneasterCotoneaster dammeri2022Bearberry CotoneasterCotoneaster dammeri2022Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2022Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2022