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▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Frosty Bonnet, Sporidesmiella hyalosperma, Actinocladium rhodosporum +121 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Frosty Bonnet, Sporidesmiella hyalosperma, Actinocladium rhodosporum +121 more · last seen 2020
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Green Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Sericostoma personatum, Green Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Bluebell, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +81 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Bluebell, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 81 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 81 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 81 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 81 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Photos Entrance to Tong Lodge from Mill Lane
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Wildlife to spot
1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +43
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Gadwall Mareca strepera Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Rat +1
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Sheep Xylota segnis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +14
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2021 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri 🌿 Plants 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Common Crystalwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss +11
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2021 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021 Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2021 Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +43
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Gadwall Mareca strepera Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Badger · Rabbit · Brown Rat +1
Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Feral Sheep Xylota segnis · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +14
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2021 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri 🌿 Plants 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Common Crystalwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Cord-moss +11
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa2021 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021 Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2021 Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ovis aries2023
Ovis aries2023
2024
2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2022
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2021
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2021
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2021
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2021
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2021
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2021
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021
Woodsy Thyme-moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum2021
Woodsy Thyme-moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum2021
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2021
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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