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Hitchin Cemetery

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Getting here

51.94314, -0.27621

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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
🛝Playground 294m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 294m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Wild Marjoram, White Dead-nettle, Crab Apple +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +125 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Black Nightshade +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Black Nightshade +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 62 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

STOOP Link Path 8 - Stevenage Outer Orbital Path LinkWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 11 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route

circular walkWalking route

A circular walking route joining Graveley and Weston

Named route

Garden City 15Walking route

Named route

Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route

HOOP - Hitchin Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Circular route around Hitchin

Named routeRef HOOPLocal walking route

Kershaw's Hill Pathpublic footpath · 177 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mPath type: footway

Riddy Lanepublic footpath · 25 m

Service road to private garages

Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Hitchin Hill Pathpublic footpath · 94 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 12Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route305 m

Named routeRef 12Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route64 m

Named routeRef 12Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface concrete

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

51,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +48

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Badger · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects128 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper +123

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Agrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescens2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustriMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Suckering Lime Mining SawflyParna tenella2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025
Auplopus carbonariusAuplopus carbonarius2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025
Nysson trimaculatusNysson trimaculatus2025
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana2025
OedemeraOedemera2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025
Eupterycyba jucundaEupterycyba jucunda2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025
SylvicolaSylvicola2025
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2025
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025
Cryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraei2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Nightshade · Lesser Swine-cress · Dwarf Mallow +88

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
YewTaxus baccata
DaisyBellis perennis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
AspenPopulus tremula
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
DandelionTaraxacum
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium
Salvia hispanicaSalvia hispanica
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
IvyHedera helix
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
Garden ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ChicoryCichorium intybus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
TimothyPhleum pratense
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
CleaversGalium aparine
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
CowslipPrimula veris
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common ChickweedStellaria media

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +48

Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2026

Badger · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects128 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper +123

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
SyrphusSyrphus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Agrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescens2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustriMyzus (Nectarosiphon) ligustri2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2025
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025
Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Suckering Lime Mining SawflyParna tenella2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025
Auplopus carbonariusAuplopus carbonarius2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025
Nysson trimaculatusNysson trimaculatus2025
Indet. LadybirdCoccinellidae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana2025
OedemeraOedemera2025
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2025
Eupterycyba jucundaEupterycyba jucunda2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025
SylvicolaSylvicola2025
Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2025
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2025
Cryptocephalus moraeiCryptocephalus moraei2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025

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Plants93 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Nightshade · Lesser Swine-cress · Dwarf Mallow +88

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
YewTaxus baccata
DaisyBellis perennis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
AspenPopulus tremula
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
DandelionTaraxacum
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium
Salvia hispanicaSalvia hispanica
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
IvyHedera helix
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
Garden ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ChicoryCichorium intybus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
TimothyPhleum pratense
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
CleaversGalium aparine
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
CowslipPrimula veris
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Common ChickweedStellaria media

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