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Maen-serth

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.31693, -3.55190

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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
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +169 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy-leaved Bellflower, Wood-sorrel, Oak Fern +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Bellflower, Wood-sorrel, Oak Fern +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Oak Fern, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km

Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radnor RingCycling route

Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network

Route 81Cycling route

Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route

Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route615 m

Named routeRef 825Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 81Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route

Named route

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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Swallow · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Buzzard +63

SwallowHirundo rustica2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
CootFulica atra2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
TealAnas crecca2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
MagpiePica pica2018
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2018
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2018

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Mammals15 species

autumn

2026

Water Vole · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Fox · Badger +10

Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
PolecatMustela putorius2023
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
StoatMustela erminea2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019

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Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022

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Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo2021

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Fish3 species

autumn

2022

Stone Loach · Atlantic Salmon · Bullhead

Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
BullheadCottus perifretum

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Insects172 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer +167

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2019
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2019
Shoulder-striped WainscotLeucania comma2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019
Broom MothCeramica pisi2019
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2023
River SkaterAquarius najas2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
WallLasiommata megera2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GraylingHipparchia semele2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2019
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019
Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Alder KittenFurcula bicuspis2019
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2019
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019
Alder MothAcronicta alni2019
ShearsHada plebeja2019
Scorched WingPlagodis dolabraria2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2019
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2024
Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2023
Capsus aterCapsus ater2023
Neottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusilla2023
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2023
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2023
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2023
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2023
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023
Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2023
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris2023
Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2023
Adrastus pallensAdrastus pallens2023
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2023
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023
ProtapionProtapion2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Welsh ClearwingSynanthedon scoliaeformis2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
July BelleScotopteryx luridata2019
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019
Double-lineMythimna turca2019
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2019
Rufous MinorOligia versicolor2019
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2019
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019
Garden TigerArctia caja2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Lobster MothStauropus fagi2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2019
Broken-barred CarpetElectrophaes corylata2019
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2019
Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2019
Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2019
Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2019
Brown-footed Leafcutter BeeMegachile versicolor2019
Small Flecked Mining BeeAndrena coitana2019
Small Argent & SableEpirrhoe tristata2019
Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca2019
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2019
Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2019
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019
Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2019
Marbled BrownDrymonia dodonaea2019
Treble-barAplocera plagiata2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2019
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2019
Great ProminentPeridea anceps2019
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2018
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2018
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018

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Plants68 species

summer

2026

Ivy-leaved Bellflower · Wood-sorrel · Oak Fern · Orpine · Great Wood-rush +63

Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea2024
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2024
OrpineHylotelephium telephium2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Mountain MelickMelica nutans2024
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024
Rock StonecropPetrosedum forsterianum2024
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2023
CrocosmiaCrocosmia2022
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2021
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds68 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Swallow · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Buzzard +63

SwallowHirundo rustica2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
CootFulica atra2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
TealAnas crecca2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
MagpiePica pica2018
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2018
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2018

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Mammals15 species

autumn

2026

Water Vole · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Fox · Badger +10

Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
PolecatMustela putorius2023
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
StoatMustela erminea2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Common ShrewSorex araneus2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2019

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Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022

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Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
FrogRana
Common ToadBufo bufo2021

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Fish3 species

autumn

2022

Stone Loach · Atlantic Salmon · Bullhead

Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects172 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer +167

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2019
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina2019
Shoulder-striped WainscotLeucania comma2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2019
Broom MothCeramica pisi2019
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2019
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2023
River SkaterAquarius najas2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
WallLasiommata megera2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GraylingHipparchia semele2019
Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2019
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2019
Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus2019
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Alder KittenFurcula bicuspis2019
Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2019
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Clouded BuffDiacrisia sannio2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019
Alder MothAcronicta alni2019
ShearsHada plebeja2019
Scorched WingPlagodis dolabraria2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2019
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2024
Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2023
Capsus aterCapsus ater2023
Neottiglossa pusillaNeottiglossa pusilla2023
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2023
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2023
Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium2023
Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2023
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023
Alosterna tabacicolorAlosterna tabacicolor2023
Phyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaeris2023
Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2023
Adrastus pallensAdrastus pallens2023
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2023
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2023
ProtapionProtapion2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
HornetVespa crabro2023
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2022
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Welsh ClearwingSynanthedon scoliaeformis2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
July BelleScotopteryx luridata2019
Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019
Double-lineMythimna turca2019
Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2019
Rufous MinorOligia versicolor2019
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2019
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019
Garden TigerArctia caja2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Lobster MothStauropus fagi2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2019
Broken-barred CarpetElectrophaes corylata2019
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2019
Triple-spotted ClayXestia ditrapezium2019
Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2019
Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2019
Brown-footed Leafcutter BeeMegachile versicolor2019
Small Flecked Mining BeeAndrena coitana2019
Small Argent & SableEpirrhoe tristata2019
Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca2019
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2019
Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2019
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2019
Light Knot GrassAcronicta menyanthidis2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
Narrow-winged PugEupithecia nanata2019
Marbled BrownDrymonia dodonaea2019
Treble-barAplocera plagiata2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2019
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2019
Great ProminentPeridea anceps2019
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2019
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2018
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2018
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018

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Plants68 species

summer

2026

Ivy-leaved Bellflower · Wood-sorrel · Oak Fern · Orpine · Great Wood-rush +63

Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea2024
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris2024
OrpineHylotelephium telephium2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Mountain MelickMelica nutans2024
Beech FernPhegopteris connectilis2024
Rock StonecropPetrosedum forsterianum2024
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2023
CrocosmiaCrocosmia2022
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2021
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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