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Mossock Hall Golf Club

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.52208, -2.89844

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Common Ragwort, Annual Meadow-grass +211 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Common Ragwort, Annual Meadow-grass +211 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 862Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 862Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 862Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

2,922 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,922 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Collared Dove +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
TealAnas crecca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Common GullLarus canus2023

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Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Bat · Mole · Hedgehog · rabbits and hares +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BatChiroptera
MoleTalpa europaea2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
rabbits and haresLagomorpha
WeaselMustela nivalis2023

🐝

Insects92 species

springsummer

2026

Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Clay-coloured Weevil +87

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2024
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2023
Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2023
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2024
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Microcara testaceaMicrocara testacea2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Elaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreus2024
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024
Epuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephala2024
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Cymus claviculusCymus claviculus2024
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2024
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor2024
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2023
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2023
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2023
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2023
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2023
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023
TrechusTrechus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2023
Bembidion articulatumBembidion articulatum2023
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2023
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2023
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2023
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023

🌿

Plants214 species

springsummer

2025

Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Annual Meadow-grass · Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle +209

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2024
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Small NettleUrtica urens2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2024
Wild-oatAvena fatua2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2023
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
BullacePrunus domestica subsp. insititia2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
IvyHedera helix2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
OatAvena sativa2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2024
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2024
Cabbage-palmCordyline australis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2024
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Mauranthemum paludosumMauranthemum paludosum2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2023
Garden LavenderLavandula angustifolia2023
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2023
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2023
AspenPopulus tremula2023
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Common SallowSalix cinerea2023
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2023
Black BryonyTamus communis2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2023
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023
Gallant SoldierGalinsoga parviflora2023
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2023
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus2023
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculataOxalis corniculata var. corniculata2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
White CampionSilene latifolia2023
AlderAlnus glutinosa2023
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2023
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2023
Tall Ramping-fumitoryFumaria bastardii2023
RapeBrassica napus2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Adam's-needleYucca filamentosa2023
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2023
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2023
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,922 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Collared Dove +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
TealAnas crecca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Common GullLarus canus2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Bat · Mole · Hedgehog · rabbits and hares +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BatChiroptera
MoleTalpa europaea2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
rabbits and haresLagomorpha
WeaselMustela nivalis2023

🐝

Insects92 species

springsummer

2026

Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Clay-coloured Weevil +87

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2024
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2023
Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2023
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2023
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki2024
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Microcara testaceaMicrocara testacea2024
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Elaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreus2024
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024
Epuraea melanocephalaEpuraea melanocephala2024
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Cymus claviculusCymus claviculus2024
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2024
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor2024
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2023
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2023
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2023
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2023
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2023
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023
TrechusTrechus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2023
Bembidion articulatumBembidion articulatum2023
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023
Leistus fulvibarbisLeistus fulvibarbis2023
Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2023
Elipsocus hyalinusElipsocus hyalinus2023
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023

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Plants214 species

springsummer

2025

Common Field-speedwell · Common Ragwort · Annual Meadow-grass · Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle +209

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
Ivy-leaved DuckweedLemna trisulca2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2024
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
Small NettleUrtica urens2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2024
Wild-oatAvena fatua2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2023
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2023
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
BullacePrunus domestica subsp. insititia2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
IvyHedera helix2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
OatAvena sativa2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2024
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus2024
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Slender TrefoilTrifolium micranthum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2024
Cabbage-palmCordyline australis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2024
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Mauranthemum paludosumMauranthemum paludosum2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2023
Garden LavenderLavandula angustifolia2023
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2023
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2023
AspenPopulus tremula2023
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Common SallowSalix cinerea2023
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2023
Black BryonyTamus communis2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2023
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023
Gallant SoldierGalinsoga parviflora2023
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2023
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus2023
Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Oxalis corniculata var. corniculataOxalis corniculata var. corniculata2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
White CampionSilene latifolia2023
AlderAlnus glutinosa2023
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2023
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2023
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2023
Tall Ramping-fumitoryFumaria bastardii2023
RapeBrassica napus2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Adam's-needleYucca filamentosa2023
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2023
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2023
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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