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North Melbury Plantation

33 ha

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50.95255, -4.30671

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Umbellate Hawkweed, Rowan, Meadowsweet +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Umbellate Hawkweed, Jacobaea +209 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Umbellate Hawkweed, Jacobaea +209 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Blackcap +60

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
MagpiePica pica2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2020
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
TealAnas crecca2020
CootFulica atra2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
SwiftApus apus2018
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
WhitethroatCurruca communis2013

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2021

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Peacock · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Painted Lady · Glow-worm +26

PeacockAglais io2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2016
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Rhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testacea2024
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2021
Black GemMicrochrysa cyaneiventris2020
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2014
Molophilus occultusMolophilus occultus2014
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2014
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013

🌿

Plants241 species

summerautumn

2025

Umbellate Hawkweed · Field-rose · Broad Buckler-fern · Tufted Hair-grass · Greater Plantain +236

Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2018
Field-roseRosa arvensis2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
TormentilPotentilla erecta2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Remote SedgeCarex remota2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2018
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
BetonyBetonica officinalis2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
Hedera helixHedera helix2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Black BryonyTamus communis2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Western GorseUlex gallii2018
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2018
Goat WillowSalix caprea2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2018
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2018
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2018
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2018
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2013
Red FescueFestuca rubra2012
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2012
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2012
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water-StarwortCallitriche
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2018
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2018
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2018
Dog-roseRosa canina2018
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2018
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018
Water BentPolypogon viridis2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2018
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2018
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2018
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2018
English ElmUlmus procera2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2018
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2018
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
IvyHedera helix2014
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2013
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2013
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2013
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2013
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2013
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2013
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2013
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2013
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2013
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2013
daffodilsNarcissus2013
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2013
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2013
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2013
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2013
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2013
PignutConopodium majus2013
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2013
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2013
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2013
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2013
RamsonsAllium ursinum2013
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2013
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2013
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2013
BugleAjuga reptans2012
French Crane's-billGeranium endressii2012
RaspberryRubus idaeus2012
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2012
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2012
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2012
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2012
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2012
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2012
Stone ParsleySison amomum2012
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2012
Bush VetchVicia sepium2012
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2012
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2012
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2012
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2012
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2012
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2012
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2012
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2012
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2012
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2012
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2012
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2012
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2012
Star SedgeCarex echinata2012
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2012
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2012
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2012
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2012
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2012
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2012
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2012
Common VetchVicia sativa2012
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2012
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2012
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Blackcap +60

RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Great TitParus major2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
BuzzardButeo buteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
MagpiePica pica2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
RavenCorvus corax2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2020
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
TealAnas crecca2020
CootFulica atra2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
SwiftApus apus2018
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2017
WhitethroatCurruca communis2013

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2021

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Peacock · Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Painted Lady · Glow-worm +26

PeacockAglais io2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2016
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Rhagonycha testaceaRhagonycha testacea2024
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2021
Black GemMicrochrysa cyaneiventris2020
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2015
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2014
Molophilus occultusMolophilus occultus2014
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2014
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013

🌿

Plants241 species

summerautumn

2025

Umbellate Hawkweed · Field-rose · Broad Buckler-fern · Tufted Hair-grass · Greater Plantain +236

Umbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatum2018
Field-roseRosa arvensis2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
TormentilPotentilla erecta2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Remote SedgeCarex remota2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2018
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2018
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
BetonyBetonica officinalis2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
Hedera helixHedera helix2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Black BryonyTamus communis2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Western GorseUlex gallii2018
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2018
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2018
Goat WillowSalix caprea2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2018
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2018
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2018
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2018
Velvet BentAgrostis canina2018
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
Common CouchElymus repens2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2013
Red FescueFestuca rubra2012
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2012
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2012
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water-StarwortCallitriche
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2018
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2018
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
Common Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis2018
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2018
Dog-roseRosa canina2018
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Marsh VioletViola palustris2018
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2018
Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018
Water BentPolypogon viridis2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Ivy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceus2018
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora2018
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2018
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2018
English ElmUlmus procera2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2018
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2018
Water-purslaneLythrum portula2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
IvyHedera helix2014
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2013
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2013
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2013
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2013
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2013
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2013
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2013
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2013
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2013
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2013
daffodilsNarcissus2013
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2013
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2013
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2013
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2013
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2013
PignutConopodium majus2013
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2013
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2013
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2013
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2013
RamsonsAllium ursinum2013
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2013
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2013
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2013
BugleAjuga reptans2012
French Crane's-billGeranium endressii2012
RaspberryRubus idaeus2012
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2012
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2012
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2012
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2012
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2012
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2012
Stone ParsleySison amomum2012
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2012
Bush VetchVicia sepium2012
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2012
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2012
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2012
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2012
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2012
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2012
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2012
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2012
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2012
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2012
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2012
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2012
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2012
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2012
Star SedgeCarex echinata2012
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2012
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2012
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2012
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2012
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2012
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2012
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2012
Common VetchVicia sativa2012
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2012
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2012
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Triangulation Pillar in North Melbury Plantation on Melbury Hill

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