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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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 — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Box Tree Moth, German Wasp +566 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Box Tree Moth, German Wasp +566 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Wren, Jackdaw +23 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Wren, Jackdaw +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Ballerina, Meadow Waxcap +2 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Ballerina, Meadow Waxcap +2 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Mistletoe, Lesser Celandine, Silverweed +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mistletoe, Lesser Celandine, Silverweed +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
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Footpath V51 Walking route ▾
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15,199 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,199 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Wren +13
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Badger · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 German Wasp · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Mottled Umber · Chestnut · Limnephilus lunatus +147
German Wasp Vespula germanica Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,199 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jackdaw · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Wren +13
Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Badger · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 German Wasp · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Mottled Umber · Chestnut · Limnephilus lunatus +147
German Wasp Vespula germanica Forest Cuckoo Bee Bombus sylvestris Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema thalassinum2025
Meconema thalassinum2025
European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis2025
European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea2025
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea2025
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2025
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana
Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Ophion variegatus Ophion variegatus
Ophion variegatus Ophion variegatus
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Early Moth Theria primaria
Early Moth Theria primaria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group2025
Chrysoperla carnea group Chrysoperla carnea group2025
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2025
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
Brick Sunira circellaris2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Acleris ferrugana/notana Acleris ferrugana/notana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Common Groundling Teleiodes vulgella2025
Common Groundling Teleiodes vulgella2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Orange Sallow Tiliacea citrago2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2025
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Vetch Moth Aproaerema anthyllidella2025
Vetch Moth Aproaerema anthyllidella2025
Common Marbled Straw Aethes smeathmanniana2025
Common Marbled Straw Aethes smeathmanniana2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Vestal Rhodometra sacraria2025
Cryptic Ash Bud Moth Prays ruficeps2025
Cryptic Ash Bud Moth Prays ruficeps2025
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella2025
Garden Mompha Mompha subbistrigella2025
Meadow Hook-wing Ancylis badiana2025
Meadow Hook-wing Ancylis badiana2025
Blackthorn Tip Moth Argyresthia spinosella2025
Blackthorn Tip Moth Argyresthia spinosella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Common Daisy Moth Dichrorampha acuminatana2025
Common Daisy Moth Dichrorampha acuminatana2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Silver-spotted Veneer Euchromius ocellea2025
Silver-spotted Veneer Euchromius ocellea2025
Ash Bud Moth Prays fraxinella2025
Ash Bud Moth Prays fraxinella2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Beet Moth Scrobipalpa ocellatella2025
Beet Moth Scrobipalpa ocellatella2025
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii2025
Nutmeg Anarta trifolii2025
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2025
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2025
Dark Bordered Pearl Evergestis limbata2025
Dark Bordered Pearl Evergestis limbata2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2025
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata2025
Spotted Magpie Anania coronata2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Barred Needle-miner Cedestis subfasciella2025
Barred Needle-miner Cedestis subfasciella2025
Triple-spotted Nest Moth Tinea trinotella2025
Triple-spotted Nest Moth Tinea trinotella2025
Bordered Beauty Epione repandaria2025
Bordered Beauty Epione repandaria2025
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2025
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Goosefoot Owlet Scythris limbella2025
Goosefoot Owlet Scythris limbella2025
Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria2025
Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria2025
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2025
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata2025
Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana2025
Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana2025
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2025
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2025
Twin-barred Knot-horn Homoeosoma sinuella2025
Twin-barred Knot-horn Homoeosoma sinuella2025
Pale-streaked Grass-moth Agriphila selasella2025
Pale-streaked Grass-moth Agriphila selasella2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana2025
Micromus variegatus Micromus variegatus2025
Micromus variegatus Micromus variegatus2025
Streaked Ridge-back Epermenia falciformis2025
Streaked Ridge-back Epermenia falciformis2025
Small China-mark Cataclysta lemnata2025
Small China-mark Cataclysta lemnata2025
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2025
Gold Spot Plusia festucae2025
Double-striped Knot-horn Cryptoblabes bistriga2025
Double-striped Knot-horn Cryptoblabes bistriga2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella2025
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella2025
Purple-washed Tip Moth Argyresthia semifusca2025
Purple-washed Tip Moth Argyresthia semifusca2025
Chevron Grass-moth Agriphila geniculea2025
Chevron Grass-moth Agriphila geniculea2025
Chequered Grass-moth Catoptria falsella2025
Chequered Grass-moth Catoptria falsella2025
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2025
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2025
Ash Pug Eupithecia innotata form fraxinata2025
Ash Pug Eupithecia innotata form fraxinata2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2025
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2025
Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata2025
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2025
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2025
Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi2025
Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi2025
Dark Blackthorn Tip Moth Argyresthia albistria2025
Dark Blackthorn Tip Moth Argyresthia albistria2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Common Purple & Gold Pyrausta purpuralis2025
Common Purple & Gold Pyrausta purpuralis2025
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella2025
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella2025
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana2025
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana2025
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2025
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2025
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis2025
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis2025
Maple Pug Eupithecia inturbata2025
Maple Pug Eupithecia inturbata2025
Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis2025
Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis2025
Black-fronted Straw Cochylichroa atricapitana2025
Black-fronted Straw Cochylichroa atricapitana2025
White-spotted Pug Eupithecia tripunctaria2025
White-spotted Pug Eupithecia tripunctaria2025
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2025
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2025
Common Straw Cochylimorpha straminea2025
Common Straw Cochylimorpha straminea2025
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2025
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2025
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2025
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2025
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae2025
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae2025
Pine Knot-horn Dioryctria abietella2025
Pine Knot-horn Dioryctria abietella2025
Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana2025
Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana2025 