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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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59.12959, -3.04896
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 — Common Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Slender St John's-wort, Tormentil +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Slender St John's-wort, Tormentil +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Eristalis abusiva · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Eristalis abusiva · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Watercress, Crowberry agg., Common Sorrel
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,193 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,193 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Swallow +45
Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Rock Dove Columba livia Redshank Tringa totanus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Eider Somateria mollissima Gannet Morus bassanus Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Dunlin Calidris alpina Curlew Numenius arquata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Turnstone Arenaria interpres Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rook Corvus frugilegus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Skua Stercorarius skua Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Guillemot Uria aalge Razorbill Alca torda Skylark Alauda arvensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Sanderling Calidris alba Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Raven Corvus corax Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Tormentil · Slender St John's-wort · Round-leaved Sundew · Creeping Thistle · Common Butterwort +14
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Big Shaggy-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,193 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Swallow +45
Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Rock Dove Columba livia Redshank Tringa totanus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Eider Somateria mollissima Gannet Morus bassanus Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Dunlin Calidris alpina Curlew Numenius arquata Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Turnstone Arenaria interpres Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Rook Corvus frugilegus Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Great Skua Stercorarius skua Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Guillemot Uria aalge Razorbill Alca torda Skylark Alauda arvensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Linnet Linaria cannabina Sanderling Calidris alba Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Raven Corvus corax Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Grey Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Tormentil · Slender St John's-wort · Round-leaved Sundew · Creeping Thistle · Common Butterwort +14
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Big Shaggy-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue Festuca vivipara
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago 