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▾ 🐦 78+ 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
🐦 78+ 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 +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Slender St John's-wort, Fir Clubmoss +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Slender St John's-wort, Fir Clubmoss +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Common Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Heath Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly, Moss Carder Bee +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Heath Bumblebee, Common Blue Damselfly, Moss Carder Bee +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Microdiplodia narthecii · last seen 2022; Fungi — Microdiplodia narthecii · last seen 2022
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
2,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Black-headed Gull +45
Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Rock Dove Columba livia Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sand Martin Riparia riparia Eider Somateria mollissima Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Gannet Morus bassanus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Dunlin Calidris alpina Rook Corvus frugilegus Curlew Numenius arquata Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Sanderling Calidris alba Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Common Guillemot Uria aalge Razorbill Alca torda Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Skua Stercorarius skua Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Raven Corvus corax 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 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Round-leaved Sundew · Fir Clubmoss · Tormentil · Slender St John's-wort · Common Butterwort +19
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Tormentil Potentilla erecta Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum 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 2,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Black-headed Gull +45
Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redshank Tringa totanus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Rock Dove Columba livia Shag Gulosus aristotelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sand Martin Riparia riparia Eider Somateria mollissima Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Gannet Morus bassanus Turnstone Arenaria interpres Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Dunlin Calidris alpina Rook Corvus frugilegus Curlew Numenius arquata Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Sanderling Calidris alba Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Common Guillemot Uria aalge Razorbill Alca torda Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Skua Stercorarius skua Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Raven Corvus corax 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 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Large Red Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Round-leaved Sundew · Fir Clubmoss · Tormentil · Slender St John's-wort · Common Butterwort +19
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago Tormentil Potentilla erecta Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum 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
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
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
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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