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▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🌿 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Spiky Bog-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +22 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Spiky Bog-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +22 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Painted Lady +11 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small White, Large White, Painted Lady +11 more · last seen 2020
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Stone Circles Challenge Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
484 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 484 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodcock +25
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2018 Mole · Rabbit · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Badger +9
Mole Talpa europaea2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Small White · Painted Lady · Large White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +9
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Cleavers · Holly · Flattened Meadow-grass · Great Willowherb · Male-fern +26
Cleavers Galium aparine Holly Ilex aquifolium Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 484 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodcock +25
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2018 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2018 Mole · Rabbit · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel · Badger +9
Mole Talpa europaea2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Small White · Painted Lady · Large White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown +9
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Cleavers · Holly · Flattened Meadow-grass · Great Willowherb · Male-fern +26
Cleavers Galium aparine Holly Ilex aquifolium Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
rodents Rodentia2020
rodents Rodentia2020
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2020
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2020
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2020
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2020
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2020
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2020
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2020
Bat Chiroptera2020
Bat Chiroptera2020 2019
2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2016
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2014
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2014
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2014
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2014
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2014
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2014
Silver Birch Betula pendula2014
Silver Birch Betula pendula2014
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2014
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2014
Yew Taxus baccata2014
Yew Taxus baccata2014
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2014
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2014
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2014
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2014
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2014
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2014
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2014
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2014
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2014
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2014
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2014
Western Balsam-poplar Populus trichocarpa2014
Elder Sambucus nigra2014
Elder Sambucus nigra2014
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2014
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2014
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2014
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2014
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2014
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2014
Ivy Hedera helix2014
Ivy Hedera helix2014
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2014
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2014 