Moated site W of Gifford's Hall 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
52.15373, 0.58259
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Moated site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 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🦉 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 — Swift, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata, Intralichen christiansenii, Lecanora horiza +51 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata, Intralichen christiansenii, Lecanora horiza +51 more · last seen 2013
Varies
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Comma +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Comma +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +98 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 05 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW05 Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Stock Dove · Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large White · Peacock · Gatekeeper · Plain Dark Bee · Comma +40
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Plain Dark Bee Stelis phaeoptera2020 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Oxlip · Common Twayblade · Lesser Water-parsnip · Pyramidal Orchid · Meadow Foxtail +6
Oxlip Primula elatior Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2023 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023 Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023 Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,191 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Stock Dove · Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large White · Peacock · Gatekeeper · Plain Dark Bee · Comma +40
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Plain Dark Bee Stelis phaeoptera2020 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Oxlip · Common Twayblade · Lesser Water-parsnip · Pyramidal Orchid · Meadow Foxtail +6
Oxlip Primula elatior Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Lesser Water-parsnip Berula erecta2023 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023 Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023 Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Badger Meles meles2021
Badger Meles meles2021 2019
2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Broad-margined Mining Bee Andrena synadelpha
Broad-margined Mining Bee Andrena synadelpha
Cordylepherus viridis Cordylepherus viridis2024
Cordylepherus viridis Cordylepherus viridis2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2024
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2024
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2024
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2024
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2023
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2021
Ectemnius cephalotes Ectemnius cephalotes2020
Ectemnius cephalotes Ectemnius cephalotes2020
Painted Nomad Bee Nomada fucata2020
Painted Nomad Bee Nomada fucata2020
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2020
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2020
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2020
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2020
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2020
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2020
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2020
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2020
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2020
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2020
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum2020
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum2020
Big-headed Mining Bee Andrena bucephala2020
Big-headed Mining Bee Andrena bucephala2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2020
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2020
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2020
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2020
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2020
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2020
Little Nomad Bee Nomada flavoguttata2020
Little Nomad Bee Nomada flavoguttata2020
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2020
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2020
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2020
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Primrose Primula2023
Primrose Primula2023
Walnut Juglans regia2023
Walnut Juglans regia2023
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2023
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2023
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2023
Borage Borago officinalis2022
Borage Borago officinalis2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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