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Nelson Mandela Park

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Getting here

52.62571, -1.13104

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝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 parkingParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Bramble, Red Dead-nettle +111 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Bramble, Red Dead-nettle +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

161 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

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West End WayCycling route

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Inner RingwayCycling route

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Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

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Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route

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Wildlife to spot

43,239 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

43,239 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds61 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Rock Dove +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CootFulica atra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

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Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
OtterLutra lutra2025

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Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

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Insects189 species

springsummer

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +184

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
HornetVespa crabro2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Ectemnius continuusEctemnius continuus2025
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2025
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025
AlticaAltica2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Tephritis praecoxTephritis praecox
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Meiosimyza decempunctataMeiosimyza decempunctata2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Dasytes plumbeusDasytes plumbeus2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025
White-backed TortrixHedya salicella2025
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Red-belted ClearwingSynanthedon myopaeformis2025
White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactyla2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
GasteruptionGasteruption2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Apple ErmineYponomeuta malinellus2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Yellow-barred Long-hornNemophora degeerella2025
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Buathra laboratorBuathra laborator2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2025
Euleia heracleiEuleia heraclei2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
Bibio johannisBibio johannis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025

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Fungi7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap · Dryad's Saddle · Nettle Clustercup Rust · Periwinkle Rust +2

Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025

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Plants114 species

spring

2026

Daisy · Bramble · Red Dead-nettle · Cleavers · Dandelion +109

DaisyBellis perennis2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
CleaversGalium aparine2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
MistletoeViscum album2025
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

43,239 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Rock Dove +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CootFulica atra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025

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Mammals7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
OtterLutra lutra2025

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Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects189 species

springsummer

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +184

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
HornetVespa crabro2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
Large WhitePieris brassicae
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Ectemnius continuusEctemnius continuus2025
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2025
Chrysoperla carnea groupChrysoperla carnea group2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2025
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2025
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025
AlticaAltica2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Tephritis praecoxTephritis praecox
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Meiosimyza decempunctataMeiosimyza decempunctata2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025
Dasytes plumbeusDasytes plumbeus2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Brown House-mothHofmannophila pseudospretella2025
Codling MothCydia pomonella2025
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025
White-backed TortrixHedya salicella2025
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2025
White-banded Grass-mothCrambus pascuella2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Red-belted ClearwingSynanthedon myopaeformis2025
White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactyla2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
GasteruptionGasteruption2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Apple ErmineYponomeuta malinellus2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Yellow-barred Long-hornNemophora degeerella2025
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Buathra laboratorBuathra laborator2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2025
Euleia heracleiEuleia heraclei2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
Bibio johannisBibio johannis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025

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Fungi7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Common Bird's Nest · Glistening Inkcap · Dryad's Saddle · Nettle Clustercup Rust · Periwinkle Rust +2

Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Nettle Clustercup RustPuccinia urticata s. lat.2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025

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Plants114 species

spring

2026

Daisy · Bramble · Red Dead-nettle · Cleavers · Dandelion +109

DaisyBellis perennis2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
CleaversGalium aparine2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
MistletoeViscum album2025
Abraham-Isaac-JacobTrachystemon orientalis2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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