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▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Chaffinch 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Chaffinch 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit +60 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Scotch Argus +7 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Scotch Argus +7 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hyacinthoides, Yellow Azalea, Chionoloma cylindrotheca +3 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Yellow Azalea, Chionoloma cylindrotheca +3 more · last seen 2020
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Wildlife to spot
934 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 934 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Warbler · Robin · Goldcrest · Meadow Pipit · Coal Tit +28
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Red Deer
Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +1
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Flea Sedge · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Crested Dog's-tail · Common Bent · Great Wood-rush +70
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 934 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Warbler · Robin · Goldcrest · Meadow Pipit · Coal Tit +28
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Red Deer
Emerald Damselfly · Common Hawker · Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +1
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Flea Sedge · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Crested Dog's-tail · Common Bent · Great Wood-rush +70
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Chionoloma cylindrotheca Chionoloma cylindrotheca
Chionoloma cylindrotheca Chionoloma cylindrotheca
River Thread-moss Bryum riparium
River Thread-moss Bryum riparium
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata
Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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