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Getting here
55.47217, -3.65827
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Soprano Pipistrelle, Daubenton's Bat, Pipistrelle +11 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +32 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Forget-me-not, Marsh Woundwort, Jacobaea +208 more · last seen 2023
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route75 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 74Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route827 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
866 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
866 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Lapwing · Bee-eater · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew +33
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringautumn
2023▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2017
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2023▾
Eyed Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Small Heath · Peppered Moth
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Peppered MothBiston betularia2017
Rosebay Willowherb · False Oat-grass · Common Ragwort · Hogweed · Meadowsweet +45
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
- Lady's Bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
866 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Lapwing · Bee-eater · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew +33
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster2018
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringautumn
2023▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +3
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2017
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2023▾
Eyed Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Small Heath · Peppered Moth
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Peppered MothBiston betularia2017
Rosebay Willowherb · False Oat-grass · Common Ragwort · Hogweed · Meadowsweet +45
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2020
- Lady's Bedstraw
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017BadgerMeles meles2017BadgerMeles meles2017MoleTalpa europaea2017MoleTalpa europaea2017Galium verum2020
Galium verum2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2020Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2020Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2020Aconite-leaved ButtercupRanunculus aconitifoliusAconite-leaved ButtercupRanunculus aconitifoliusField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Northern DockRumex longifolius2020Northern DockRumex longifolius2020Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2020RowanSorbus aucuparia2020RowanSorbus aucuparia2020Wild ThymeThymus drucei2020Wild ThymeThymus drucei2020Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020DandelionTaraxacum2020DandelionTaraxacum2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020BroomCytisus scoparius2020BroomCytisus scoparius2020GorseUlex europaeus2016GorseUlex europaeus2016RamsonsAllium ursinum2016RamsonsAllium ursinum2016Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2016Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2016Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016AshFraxinus excelsior2016AshFraxinus excelsior2016Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2016Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016BeechFagus sylvatica2016BeechFagus sylvatica2016Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016Red CloverTrifolium pratense2016Red CloverTrifolium pratense2016Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016Early Hair-grassAira praecox2016Early Hair-grassAira praecox2016HeatherCalluna vulgaris2016HeatherCalluna vulgaris2016Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2016Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2016Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2016Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2016Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2016Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2016Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2016Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Goat WillowSalix caprea2016Goat WillowSalix caprea2016Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2016