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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
✦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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Glow-worm, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Isothecium myosuroides +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Isothecium myosuroides +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

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Main RouteCycling route212 m

Named routeRef 82Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route229 m

Named routeRef 82Length 229 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route484 m

Named routeRef 82Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8.7 km

Named routeRef 82Length 8.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 82Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Stock Dove +54

BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
RobinErithacus rubecula2017
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
MagpiePica pica2017
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
BuzzardButeo buteo2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
Great TitParus major2017
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2014
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
JayGarrulus glandarius2017
House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
NuthatchSitta europaea2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2011
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2017
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
SwiftApus apus2012
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
RavenCorvus corax2017
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2011
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2010
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2017
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2010
Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010

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Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

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Fish5 species

autumn

2022

Atlantic Salmon · Brown/Sea Trout · European Eel · Three-spined Stickleback · Bullhead

Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
European EelAnguilla anguilla
Three-spined SticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus
BullheadCottus perifretum

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Insects56 species

summer

2025

Glow-worm · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Chestnut · November Moth agg. +51

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2013
PeacockAglais io2013
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2013
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2015
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2013
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Feathered GothicTholera decimalis2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2013
CommaPolygonia c-album2013
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2012
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2010
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2019
Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lobster MothStauropus fagi2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
Pale PinionLithophane socia2018
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2018
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2018
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2014
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2012
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2011
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2010

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Plants86 species

autumn

2025

Neat Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Isothecium myosuroides · Rusty Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss +81

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2021
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2021
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2021
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2021
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021
Common PottiaTortula truncata2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2021
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2021
YewTaxus baccata
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021
Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2021
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2021
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2021
Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2021
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2021
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2021
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2021
Dotted HornwortAnthoceros punctatus2021
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2021
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021
Heterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidum2021
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2021
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2021
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2021
Pretty Nodding-mossPohlia lescuriana2021
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2021
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2021
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2021
Water EarwortScapania undulata2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2021
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2021
Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2021
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2021
Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis2021
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2021
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2021
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2021
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2021
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans2021
Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2020
Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2011
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2011
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2011
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2011
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2011
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2011
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2011
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Stock Dove +54

BlackbirdTurdus merula2017
RobinErithacus rubecula2017
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
MagpiePica pica2017
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
BuzzardButeo buteo2017
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
Great TitParus major2017
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2014
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2014
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2011
JayGarrulus glandarius2017
House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
DunnockPrunella modularis2011
NuthatchSitta europaea2011
JackdawColoeus monedula2011
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2017
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2017
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2014
SwiftApus apus2012
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
RavenCorvus corax2017
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2011
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2011
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2011
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2011
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2011
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2011
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2010
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2017
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2017
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2010
Greylag GooseAnser anser2010
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2010
LinnetLinaria cannabina2010

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Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

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Fish5 species

autumn

2022

Atlantic Salmon · Brown/Sea Trout · European Eel · Three-spined Stickleback · Bullhead

Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
European EelAnguilla anguilla
Three-spined SticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus
BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects56 species

summer

2025

Glow-worm · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Chestnut · November Moth agg. +51

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2013
PeacockAglais io2013
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2013
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2015
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2013
BrickSunira circellaris2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Feathered GothicTholera decimalis2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2013
CommaPolygonia c-album2013
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2012
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2010
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2021
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2019
Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Lobster MothStauropus fagi2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
Pale PinionLithophane socia2018
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2018
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2018
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2017
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2014
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2012
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2011
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2010

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Plants86 species

autumn

2025

Neat Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Isothecium myosuroides · Rusty Feather-moss · Cylindric Beard-moss +81

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2024
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2021
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2021
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2021
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2021
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021
Common PottiaTortula truncata2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2021
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2021
YewTaxus baccata
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021
Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2021
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2021
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2021
Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021
Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2021
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2021
Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2021
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2021
Dotted HornwortAnthoceros punctatus2021
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2021
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021
Heterocladium flaccidumHeterocladium flaccidum2021
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2021
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2021
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2021
Pretty Nodding-mossPohlia lescuriana2021
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2021
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2021
Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2021
Water EarwortScapania undulata2021
Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2021
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2021
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2021
Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2021
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum2021
Smooth HornwortPhaeoceros laevis2021
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2021
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2021
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2021
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2021
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans2021
Whorled CarawayTrocdaris verticillata2020
Weissia controversa var. densifoliaWeissia controversa var. densifolia2011
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2011
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2011
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2011
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans2011
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2011
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2011
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2011
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum2011