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Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Kestrel +31 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Kestrel +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +59 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +59 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Primrose, Coltsfoot +35 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Primrose, Coltsfoot +35 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Turpin's Trail 3Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Turpin's Trail 2Walking route

Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route

Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Jekylls Lanebridleway · 265 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 265 mPath type: service

Jekylls Lanebyway open to all traffic · 159 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 159 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

3,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2024

Buzzard · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Kestrel · Wren +32

BuzzardButeo buteo2018
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017

🦌

Mammals10 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel +5

Fallow DeerDama dama2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2018
BadgerMeles meles2017
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2017

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerwinter

2021

Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2018

🐝

Insects62 species

summer

2024

Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +57

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
PeacockAglais io2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
SarcophagaSarcophaga2017
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2017
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2017
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2017
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2017
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2017
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2017
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Bibio hortulanusBibio hortulanus2017
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2017
Microlophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosum2017
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2017
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2017
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2017
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2017
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2017
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles2017
Orange-vented Mason BeeOsmia leaiana2017
Small Black AntLasius niger2017
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2017
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2017
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2017
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2017
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2017
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2017
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2017
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2017
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2017
Clouded YellowColias croceus2017
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2017

🌿

Plants38 species

springsummer

2018

Bluebell · Primrose · Daisy · Ground-ivy · Coltsfoot +33

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
PrimrosePrimula
DaisyBellis perennis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
DockRumex
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
CyclamenCyclamen
YewTaxus baccata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SnowdropGalanthus
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
White Dead-nettleLamium album2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017
IvyHedera helix2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2024

Buzzard · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Kestrel · Wren +32

BuzzardButeo buteo2018
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2018
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017

🦌

Mammals10 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel +5

Fallow DeerDama dama2018
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2018
BadgerMeles meles2017
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2017

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerwinter

2021

Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2018

🐝

Insects62 species

summer

2024

Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +57

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
PeacockAglais io2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2017
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Large Garden BumblebeeBombus ruderatus2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
SarcophagaSarcophaga2017
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2017
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2017
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2017
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2017
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2017
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2017
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Bibio hortulanusBibio hortulanus2017
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2017
Microlophium carnosumMicrolophium carnosum2017
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2017
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2017
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2017
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2017
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2017
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles2017
Orange-vented Mason BeeOsmia leaiana2017
Small Black AntLasius niger2017
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2017
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2017
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2017
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2017
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2017
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2017
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2017
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2017
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2017
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2017
Clouded YellowColias croceus2017
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2017

🌿

Plants38 species

springsummer

2018

Bluebell · Primrose · Daisy · Ground-ivy · Coltsfoot +33

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
PrimrosePrimula
DaisyBellis perennis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2017
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
DockRumex
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
CyclamenCyclamen
YewTaxus baccata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SnowdropGalanthus
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2017
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017
White Dead-nettleLamium album2017
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2017
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017
HazelCorylus avellana2017
Red CampionSilene dioica2017
Common NettleUrtica dioica2017
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017
CleaversGalium aparine2017
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2017
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017
IvyHedera helix2017
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2017
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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