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Getting here
57.83918, -4.22303
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Carrion Crow, Greenshank +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Carrion Crow, Greenshank +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Magpie Moth +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Carnation Sedge, Crested Dog's-tail, Common Nettle +141 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff · last seen 2014
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
948 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springautumn
2024▾
Tawny Owl · Woodcock · Greenshank · Blue Tit · Great Tit +5
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2024▾
Eriozona syrphoides · Meliscaeva cinctella · Four-spotted Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6
- Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020
🌿Plants108 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Soft-rush · Tufted Hair-grass · Purple Moor-grass · Bracken · Downy Birch +103
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
springautumn
2024▾
Tawny Owl · Woodcock · Greenshank · Blue Tit · Great Tit +5
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2024▾
Eriozona syrphoides · Meliscaeva cinctella · Four-spotted Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6
- Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2020
🌿Plants108 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Soft-rush · Tufted Hair-grass · Purple Moor-grass · Bracken · Downy Birch +103
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crepidodera fulvicornis
Crepidodera fulvicornis
Crepidodera fulvicornis2018
Crepidodera fulvicornis2018
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2018Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2018Garden TigerArctia caja2018Garden TigerArctia caja2018Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2018Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2018Dark TussockDicallomera fascelina2018Dark TussockDicallomera fascelina2018Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2018Common HeathEmaturga atomaria2018Annual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaBrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021Common JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. communis2021Common JuniperJuniperus communis subsp. communis2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021JuniperJuniperus communis2021JuniperJuniperus communis2021Serrated WintergreenOrthilia secunda2021Serrated WintergreenOrthilia secunda2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2021BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2021New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2020New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2020Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2018Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumDeergrassTrichophorum cespitosumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataSweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSea PlantainPlantago maritimaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisCommon ButterwortPinguicula vulgarisHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCreeping WillowSalix repensCreeping WillowSalix repensCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2021Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2021Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2021Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021Remote SedgeCarex remota2021Remote SedgeCarex remota2021SanicleSanicula europaea2021SanicleSanicula europaea2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021AspenPopulus tremula2021AspenPopulus tremula2021Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2021Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis2021Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Early Hair-grassAira praecox2020Early Hair-grassAira praecox2020Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2020Common Slender EyebrightEuphrasia micrantha2020False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2020Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2020CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2020CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2020Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2020Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2020Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2020Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018