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Howburn Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

55.17812, -1.68028

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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· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Couch, Cock's-foot, Perennial Rye-grass +130 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Wood-sorrel, Wild Onion +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe grossulariae +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Epistrophe grossulariae +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 155Cycling route

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Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 155Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +68

BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Badger · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects106 species

summerautumn

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe grossulariae · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus +101

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Meligramma guttatumMeligramma guttatum2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025
Donacia vulgarisDonacia vulgaris2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Conops flavipesConops flavipes2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Chrysogaster cemiteriorumChrysogaster cemiteriorum2025
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2025
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Rhamphomyia flavaRhamphomyia flava2025
Ceraclea albimaculaCeraclea albimacula2025
PhryganeaPhryganea2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Grynobius planusGrynobius planus2025
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025

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Plants133 species

summer

2026

Common Couch · Cock's-foot · Perennial Rye-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass · Bearded Couch +128

Common CouchElymus repens2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Wild-oatAvena fatua2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
PignutConopodium majus
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
WeldReseda luteola
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Tall MintMentha aquatica x arvensis x spicata = M. x smithiana2025
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
CharlockSinapis arvensis2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Chinese MugwortArtemisia verlotiorum2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2025
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2025
Wood MilletMilium effusum2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Martagon LilyLilium martagon2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2025
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,843 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit +68

BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Badger · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel

BadgerMeles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects106 species

summerautumn

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Epistrophe grossulariae · Syrphus · Helophilus pendulus +101

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Minettia inustaMinettia inusta2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Meligramma guttatumMeligramma guttatum2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2025
Donacia vulgarisDonacia vulgaris2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2025
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Conops flavipesConops flavipes2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Chrysogaster cemiteriorumChrysogaster cemiteriorum2025
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2025
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Rhamphomyia flavaRhamphomyia flava2025
Ceraclea albimaculaCeraclea albimacula2025
PhryganeaPhryganea2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Peplomyza lituraPeplomyza litura2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Grynobius planusGrynobius planus2025
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025

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Plants133 species

summer

2026

Common Couch · Cock's-foot · Perennial Rye-grass · Sweet Vernal-grass · Bearded Couch +128

Common CouchElymus repens2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Wild-oatAvena fatua2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
PignutConopodium majus
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
WeldReseda luteola
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Creeping Yellow-cressRorippa sylvestris2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Tall MintMentha aquatica x arvensis x spicata = M. x smithiana2025
MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata2025
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
CharlockSinapis arvensis2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Chinese MugwortArtemisia verlotiorum2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
Pirri-pirri-burAcaena novae-zelandiae2025
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2025
Wood MilletMilium effusum2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Martagon LilyLilium martagon2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2025
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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