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Getting here
50.70132, -4.36483
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Jacobaea, Lesser Burdock +184 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,816 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Jay +24
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2020
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
White-legged Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Black-tailed Skimmer · Brachypalpoides lentus +3
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2024
- River SkaterAquarius najas2024
Dandelion · Cow Parsley · Cleavers · Stinking Iris · Groundsel +133
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,816 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Jay +24
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus2020
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
White-legged Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Black-tailed Skimmer · Brachypalpoides lentus +3
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus2024
- River SkaterAquarius najas2024
Dandelion · Cow Parsley · Cleavers · Stinking Iris · Groundsel +133
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2021
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
- Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved Willowherb
Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epilobium montanum2021
Epilobium montanum2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021Red ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2021Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2021ElmUlmus2021ElmUlmus2021Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2021Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2021Common BistortBistorta officinalis2021Common BistortBistorta officinalis2021Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2021Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2021Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2021Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2021Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum2021Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum2021Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2021Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2021Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2021Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2021Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2021Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2021Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2021AppleMalus domestica2021AppleMalus domestica2021Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2021Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2021Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021Common OracheAtriplex patula2021Common OracheAtriplex patula2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2021Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2021Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2021Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Ulmus minor subsp. cornubiensisUlmus minor subsp. cornubiensis2021Ulmus minor subsp. cornubiensisUlmus minor subsp. cornubiensis2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Common CouchElymus repens2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei2021Boreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraei2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2021Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2021New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2021SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021White StonecropSedum album2021White StonecropSedum album2021Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2021Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2021HonestyLunaria annua2021HonestyLunaria annua2021Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2021Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2021Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2021Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2021Trailing SnapdragonAsarina 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