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Mesnes Park

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53.45392, -2.61853

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Elder +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Daisy, Holly +162 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Daisy, Holly +162 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,223 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,223 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Mallard +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CootFulica atra
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SwiftApus apus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · American Mink · Grey Squirrel +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
American MinkNeovison vison
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023

🐟

Fish2 species

summer

2024

Common Bream · Pike

Common BreamAbramis brama
PikeEsox lucius2022

🐝

Insects67 species

wintersummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Common Carder Bee +62

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2023
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2023
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2023
Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens2023
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2023
Olibrus aeneusOlibrus aeneus2023
Psylliodes napiPsylliodes napi2023
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2023
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2023
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2023
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2023
Atomaria fuscataAtomaria fuscata2023
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2023
Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum2023
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2023
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2023
Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2023
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2023
Sitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifrons2023
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2023
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2023
Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2023
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2023
Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2023
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2023
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2023
Dicheirotrichus placidusDicheirotrichus placidus2023
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2023
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022

🌿

Plants167 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine · Common Nettle · Daisy · Holly · Hogweed +162

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DaisyBellis perennis
HollyIlex aquifolium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
ElderSambucus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
Field MapleAcer campestre
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
NipplewortLapsana communis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
White CloverTrifolium repens
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Skimmia japonicaSkimmia japonica
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2024
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Fat-henChenopodium album
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BulrushTypha latifolia
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PlantainPlantago major
AshFraxinus excelsior
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Biting StonecropSedum acre
CowslipPrimula veris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2023
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Erythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregate
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Field PansyViola arvensis
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
IvyHedera helix
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
White StonecropSedum album
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
YewTaxus baccata
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2024
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Glabrous-headed HawkweedHieracium vagum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2023
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,223 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Mallard +54

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CootFulica atra
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SwiftApus apus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · American Mink · Grey Squirrel +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
American MinkNeovison vison
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023

🐟

Fish2 species

summer

2024

Common Bream · Pike

Common BreamAbramis brama
PikeEsox lucius2022

🐝

Insects67 species

wintersummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Common Carder Bee +62

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
CheilosiaCheilosia2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2023
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2023
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2023
Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens2023
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2023
Olibrus aeneusOlibrus aeneus2023
Psylliodes napiPsylliodes napi2023
Bembidion guttulaBembidion guttula2023
Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2023
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2023
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans2023
Atomaria fuscataAtomaria fuscata2023
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2023
Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum2023
Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2023
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2023
Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2023
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2023
Sitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifrons2023
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2023
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes2023
Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2023
Agonum fuliginosumAgonum fuliginosum2023
Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2023
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2023
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2023
Dicheirotrichus placidusDicheirotrichus placidus2023
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2023
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022

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Plants167 species

spring

2025

Lesser Celandine · Common Nettle · Daisy · Holly · Hogweed +162

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DaisyBellis perennis
HollyIlex aquifolium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
ElderSambucus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
Field MapleAcer campestre
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
NipplewortLapsana communis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
White CloverTrifolium repens
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Skimmia japonicaSkimmia japonica
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2024
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Fat-henChenopodium album
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BulrushTypha latifolia
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PlantainPlantago major
AshFraxinus excelsior
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Biting StonecropSedum acre
CowslipPrimula veris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2023
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Erythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregate
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Field PansyViola arvensis
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
IvyHedera helix
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
White StonecropSedum album
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
YewTaxus baccata
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2024
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Glabrous-headed HawkweedHieracium vagum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2023
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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