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56.08561, -5.34970
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Peltigera collina, Sticta limbata +31 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Peltigera collina, Sticta limbata +31 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Red-legged Partridge, Gannet +9 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Red-legged Partridge, Gannet +9 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Scotch Argus, Green-veined White, Peacock +13 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Scotch Argus, Green-veined White, Peacock +13 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Water Avens · last seen 2021; Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Water Avens · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot
144 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 12 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Red-legged Partridge · Gannet · Eider · Coal Tit +7
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Gannet Morus bassanus2020 Eider Somateria mollissima2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2010 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Pine Marten · Water Vole · Field Vole +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016 Pine Marten Martes martes Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2014 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2019 ▾
Common Toad
Scotch Argus · Green-veined White · Peacock · Common Blue · Orange-tip +11
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2014 Green-veined White Pieris napi2014 Peacock Aglais io2020 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2017 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 🍄 Fungi 34 species
winter autumn
2020 ▾
Lungwort Lichen · Peltigera collina · Sticta limbata · Pannaria rubiginosa · Sticta sylvatica +29
Lungwort Lichen Lobaria pulmonaria Peltigera collina Peltigera collina Sticta limbata Sticta limbata Pannaria rubiginosa Pannaria rubiginosa Sticta sylvatica Sticta sylvatica Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Grass-of-Parnassus · Water Avens
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Water Avens Geum rivale2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 12 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Red-legged Partridge · Gannet · Eider · Coal Tit +7
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Gannet Morus bassanus2020 Eider Somateria mollissima2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2019 Swallow Hirundo rustica2017 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2017 Siskin Spinus spinus2010 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Pine Marten · Water Vole · Field Vole +3
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016 Pine Marten Martes martes Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2014 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2019 ▾
Common Toad
Scotch Argus · Green-veined White · Peacock · Common Blue · Orange-tip +11
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops2014 Green-veined White Pieris napi2014 Peacock Aglais io2020 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2017 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2015 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 🍄 Fungi 34 species
winter autumn
2020 ▾
Lungwort Lichen · Peltigera collina · Sticta limbata · Pannaria rubiginosa · Sticta sylvatica +29
Lungwort Lichen Lobaria pulmonaria Peltigera collina Peltigera collina Sticta limbata Sticta limbata Pannaria rubiginosa Pannaria rubiginosa Sticta sylvatica Sticta sylvatica Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Grass-of-Parnassus · Water Avens
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Water Avens Geum rivale2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2017
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2017
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2018
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus2018
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2018
Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina2018 2014
2014
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2012
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2012
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2018
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2018
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides
Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2019
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2019
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2013
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2013
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2012
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2012
Normandina pulchella Normandina pulchella
Normandina pulchella Normandina pulchella
Platismatia glauca Platismatia glauca
Platismatia glauca Platismatia glauca
Gabura fascicularis Gabura fascicularis
Gabura fascicularis Gabura fascicularis
Usnea subfloridana Usnea subfloridana
Usnea subfloridana Usnea subfloridana
Abrothallus welwitschii Abrothallus welwitschii
Abrothallus welwitschii Abrothallus welwitschii
Leptogium burgessii Leptogium burgessii
Leptogium burgessii Leptogium burgessii
Leptogium brebissonii Leptogium brebissonii
Leptogium brebissonii Leptogium brebissonii
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Parmotrema perlatum Parmotrema perlatum
Ricasolia virens Ricasolia virens
Ricasolia virens Ricasolia virens
Usnea fragilescens Usnea fragilescens
Usnea fragilescens Usnea fragilescens
Biatoropsis usnearum Biatoropsis usnearum
Biatoropsis usnearum Biatoropsis usnearum
Sticta canariensis Sticta canariensis
Sticta canariensis Sticta canariensis
Hypotrachyna laevigata Hypotrachyna laevigata
Hypotrachyna laevigata Hypotrachyna laevigata
Sticta ciliata Sticta ciliata
Sticta ciliata Sticta ciliata
Peltigera membranacea Peltigera membranacea
Peltigera membranacea Peltigera membranacea
Usnea dasopoga Usnea dasopoga
Usnea dasopoga Usnea dasopoga
Lobarina scrobiculata Lobarina scrobiculata
Lobarina scrobiculata Lobarina scrobiculata
Leptogium cyanescens Leptogium cyanescens
Leptogium cyanescens Leptogium cyanescens
Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata
Netted Shield Lichen Parmelia sulcata
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma2012
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma2012
Parmelia ernstiae Parmelia ernstiae2012
Parmelia ernstiae Parmelia ernstiae2012
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii2012
Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii2012
Pertusaria leioplaca Pertusaria leioplaca2012
Pertusaria leioplaca Pertusaria leioplaca2012
Arthonia didyma Arthonia didyma2012
Arthonia didyma Arthonia didyma2012
Parmotrema crinitum Parmotrema crinitum2012
Parmotrema crinitum Parmotrema crinitum2012
Arthonia radiata Arthonia radiata2012
Arthonia radiata Arthonia radiata2012
Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat. Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat.2012
Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat. Cetrelia olivetorum s. lat.2012
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2012
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2012 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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