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Getting here
52.22797, -3.97219
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Green Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis +16 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nicholson's Beard-moss, Silver-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
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Named routeRef 82Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
6 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Lapwing · Mallard +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- CootFulica atra2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- RuffCalidris pugnax2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Great White EgretArdea alba2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
Common Green Grasshopper · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Sericomyia silentis · Tipula fascipennis · Large Red Damselfly +14
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Tipula fascipennisTipula fascipennis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Downlooker Snipefly
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Silver-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +47
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2021
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Lapwing · Mallard +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- CootFulica atra2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- RuffCalidris pugnax2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Great White EgretArdea alba2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
Common Green Grasshopper · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Sericomyia silentis · Tipula fascipennis · Large Red Damselfly +14
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Tipula fascipennisTipula fascipennis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Downlooker Snipefly
Nicholson's Beard-moss · Silver-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +47
- Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2021
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagio scolopaceus
Rhagio scolopaceus
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiChirosia betuletiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPedicia rivosaPedicia rivosaPedicia rivosaPedicia rivosaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Black DarterSympetrum danae2021Black DarterSympetrum danae2021Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2018Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2018Supine Plait-moss
Supine Plait-moss
Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2021Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2021Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Common PottiaTortula truncata2021Common PottiaTortula truncata2021Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2021Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2021Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2021Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2021Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2021Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2021Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2021Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2021Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2021Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2021Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2021Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2021Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2020Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2020Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2020Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2020Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2020Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2020Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2020Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2020Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2020