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Getting here

52.61808, -1.08463

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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
⛳Golf 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
⛳Golf 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Crepidotus, Netted Crust +31 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Crepidotus, Netted Crust +31 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Shuttle-shaped Dart +332 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Heart & Dart, Shuttle-shaped Dart +332 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Black Nightshade, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Balkan Anemone +34 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Black Nightshade, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Balkan Anemone +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

113 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

West End WayCycling route

Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

35,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds30 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +25

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025

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Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025

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Amphibians3 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Great Crested Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects335 species

springsummer

2026

Large Yellow Underwing · Heart & Dart · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Common Carder Bee · Common Wasp +330

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
PeacockAglais io
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
CommaPolygonia c-album
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Wax MothGalleria mellonella2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025
GasteruptionGasteruption2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Bee MothAphomia sociella2025
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2025
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2025
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2025
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2025
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Tachina feraTachina fera2025
SepsisSepsis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2025
Tephritis neesiiTephritis neesii2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Ectemnius continuusEctemnius continuus2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2025
Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
AncistrocerusAncistrocerus2025
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Yellow-barred Long-hornNemophora degeerella2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2025
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2025
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2025
Ancistrocerus gazellaAncistrocerus gazella2025
Davies' ColletesColletes daviesanus2025
Gastrolepta anthracinaGastrolepta anthracina2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025
Tufted TortrixAcleris cristana
Tephritis praecoxTephritis praecox
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2025
Callaspidia defonscolombeiCallaspidia defonscolombei2025
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2025
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2025
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025
Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2025
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2025
VestalRhodometra sacraria2025
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2025
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2025
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2025
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2025
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2025
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina2025
Macropsis fusculaMacropsis fuscula2025
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2025
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi2025
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2025
Empicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundus2025
Orthops (Orthops) basalisOrthops (Orthops) basalis2025
Chaetostomella cylindricaChaetostomella cylindrica2025
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025
Meiosimyza decempunctataMeiosimyza decempunctata2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Acleris laterana/comarianaAcleris laterana/comariana2025
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus2025
Small GreyEudonia mercurella2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata2025
RusticHoplodrina blanda2025
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2025
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2025
Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025
Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Dasytes plumbeusDasytes plumbeus2025
Schizolachnus pinetiSchizolachnus pineti2025
Poecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
White-backed TortrixHedya salicella2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Red-belted ClearwingSynanthedon myopaeformis2025
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025
Meal MothPyralis farinalis2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Apple ErmineYponomeuta malinellus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Amblyteles armatoriusAmblyteles armatorius2025
Double Orange-spotPammene aurana2025
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025
Mottled PugEupithecia exiguata2025
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2025
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
LychnisHadena bicruris2025
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2025
Clouded BrindleApamea epomidion2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Figure of EightyTethea ocularis2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2025
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025
Cocksfoot MothGlyphipterix simpliciella2025
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Timothy TortrixZelotherses paleana2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Suillia affinisSuillia affinis2025
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2025
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2025
Peppered MothBiston betularia2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2025
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2025
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2025
Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2025

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Fungi34 species

autumn

2026

Jelly Ear · Crepidotus · Netted Crust · Oyster Mushroom · Silver Leaf Disease +29

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
CrepidotusCrepidotus
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2025
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Bay PolyporePolyporus badius2025
Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2025
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025
Redlead RoundheadLeratiomyces ceres2025
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2025
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2025
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata2025
Oak MossEvernia prunastri2025
Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025
Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025
Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025
TrichaptumTrichaptum2025
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.2025

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Plants37 species

springsummer

2026

Black Nightshade · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Balkan Anemone · Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Wood Anemone +32

Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds30 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +25

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025

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Mammals5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025

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Amphibians3 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt · Great Crested Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects335 species

springsummer

2026

Large Yellow Underwing · Heart & Dart · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Common Carder Bee · Common Wasp +330

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
PeacockAglais io
Common PlumeEmmelina monodactyla
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
CommaPolygonia c-album
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Wax MothGalleria mellonella2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025
GasteruptionGasteruption2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Bee MothAphomia sociella2025
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2025
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2025
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Oak NycteolineNycteola revayana
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2025
Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2025
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Tachina feraTachina fera2025
SepsisSepsis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2025
Tephritis neesiiTephritis neesii2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Ectemnius continuusEctemnius continuus2025
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2025
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2025
Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
AncistrocerusAncistrocerus2025
Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Yellow-barred Long-hornNemophora degeerella2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2025
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2025
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2025
Ancistrocerus gazellaAncistrocerus gazella2025
Davies' ColletesColletes daviesanus2025
Gastrolepta anthracinaGastrolepta anthracina2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025
Tufted TortrixAcleris cristana
Tephritis praecoxTephritis praecox
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2025
Callaspidia defonscolombeiCallaspidia defonscolombei2025
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2025
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025
Large WainscotRhizedra lutosa2025
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2025
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2025
Feathered RanunculusPolymixis lichenea2025
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2025
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2025
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2025
VestalRhodometra sacraria2025
Eyed Hawk-mothSmerinthus ocellata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2025
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2025
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2025
Firethorn Leaf MinerPhyllonorycter leucographella2025
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2025
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Acericerus ribautiAcericerus ribauti2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Agallia consobrinaAgallia consobrina2025
Macropsis fusculaMacropsis fuscula2025
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2025
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi2025
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata2025
Empicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundus2025
Orthops (Orthops) basalisOrthops (Orthops) basalis2025
Chaetostomella cylindricaChaetostomella cylindrica2025
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Yellow-barred BrindleAcasis viretata2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025
Meiosimyza decempunctataMeiosimyza decempunctata2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Acleris laterana/comarianaAcleris laterana/comariana2025
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus2025
Small GreyEudonia mercurella2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata2025
RusticHoplodrina blanda2025
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2025
Netted TortrixAcleris forsskaleana2025
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
Lime Hawk-mothMimas tiliae2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2025
Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans2025
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025
Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Dasytes plumbeusDasytes plumbeus2025
Schizolachnus pinetiSchizolachnus pineti2025
Poecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
White-backed TortrixHedya salicella2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Red-belted ClearwingSynanthedon myopaeformis2025
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025
Meal MothPyralis farinalis2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Apple ErmineYponomeuta malinellus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Amblyteles armatoriusAmblyteles armatorius2025
Double Orange-spotPammene aurana2025
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025
Mottled PugEupithecia exiguata2025
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2025
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
LychnisHadena bicruris2025
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2025
Clouded BrindleApamea epomidion2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Figure of EightyTethea ocularis2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Nettle-TapAnthophila fabriciana2025
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2025
Cocksfoot MothGlyphipterix simpliciella2025
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Timothy TortrixZelotherses paleana2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Suillia affinisSuillia affinis2025
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2025
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2025
Peppered MothBiston betularia2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2025
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2025
Pine Hawk-mothSphinx pinastri2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2025
Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2025

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Fungi34 species

autumn

2026

Jelly Ear · Crepidotus · Netted Crust · Oyster Mushroom · Silver Leaf Disease +29

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
CrepidotusCrepidotus
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2025
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Bay PolyporePolyporus badius2025
Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2025
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025
Redlead RoundheadLeratiomyces ceres2025
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2025
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia2025
Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus2025
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata2025
Oak MossEvernia prunastri2025
Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025
Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum2025
Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025
TrichaptumTrichaptum2025
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.2025

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Plants37 species

springsummer

2026

Black Nightshade · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Balkan Anemone · Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Wood Anemone +32

Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025

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