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51.67177, -2.92084
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Large White +134 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Large White +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Cherry Laurel +67 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Cherry Laurel +67 more · last seen 2021
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby
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National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,786 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Swallow · Spotted Flycatcher · Blackbird · Robin +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Lepus · Red Fox · Rabbit +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Lepus Lepus2019 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Himalayan Balsam · Monkeyflower · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Slender Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +36
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2019 Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2019 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2019 Variable Forklet-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,786 records · National Biodiversity Network Canada Goose · Swallow · Spotted Flycatcher · Blackbird · Robin +33
Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2020 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Lepus · Red Fox · Rabbit +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Lepus Lepus2019 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Himalayan Balsam · Monkeyflower · Nicholson's Beard-moss · Slender Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +36
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii2019 Slender Bristle-moss Orthotrichum tenellum2019 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2019 Variable Forklet-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Dicranella varia2019
Dicranella varia2019
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2019
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2019
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2019
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2019
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2019
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum2019
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2019
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2019
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2019
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2019
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2019
Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides2019
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2019
Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides2019
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2019
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2019
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2019
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2019
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2019
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2019
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2019
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2019
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum2019
Straw Bristle-moss Orthotrichum stramineum2019
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2019
Juicy Silk-moss Plagiothecium succulentum2019
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2019
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2019
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2019
Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus2019
Olive Beard-moss Didymodon tophaceus2019
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2019
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2019
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2019
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2019
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2019
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2019
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2019
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2019
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2019
Lesser Featherwort Plagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2019
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2019
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2019
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2019
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2019
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2019
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2019
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2019
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2019
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2019
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2019
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2019
Aloe Haircap Pogonatum aloides2019
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2019
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2019
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2019
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2019
Starry Thyme-moss Mnium stellare2019
Starry Thyme-moss Mnium stellare2019
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2019
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2019
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2019
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2019
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2019
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2019
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus2019
Green Pocket-moss Fissidens viridulus2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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