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Nursery Plantation

6 ha

📷 Douglas Maas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.73822, -1.21691

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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
🍄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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Hoof Fungus, Yellow Brain +105 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Hoof Fungus, Yellow Brain +105 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Rowan, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marble Gall Causer, Holly Leaf Gall Fly +131 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marble Gall Causer, Holly Leaf Gall Fly +131 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Trentepohlia, Common Smoothcap +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Trentepohlia, Common Smoothcap +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brook Lanepublic footpath · 804 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 804 mPath type: unclassified

Brook Roadpublic footpath · 459 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 459 mPath type: track

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

33,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

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Mammals6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Badger +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects134 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Marble Gall Causer · Holly Leaf Gall Fly · Hornet · Field Grasshopper +129

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Golden DotStigmella aurella2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Nut Bud MothEpinotia tenerana
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2025
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2025
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2025
CommaPolygonia c-album
Spring UsherAgriopis leucophaearia
Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi
Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2025
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2025
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Rowan DotStigmella nylandriella2025
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025
Sycamore Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter geniculella2025
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii2025
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2025
Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic2025
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2025
Maple DotStigmella aceris2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Beech DotStigmella hemargyrella2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025
Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2025
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni2025
Chestnut DotStigmella samiatella2025
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2025
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common BagwormPsyche casta2025
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2025
Agromyza anthracinaAgromyza anthracina2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2025
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2025
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Yellow-striped Bark MothHarpella forficella2025
Poecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2025
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2025
Baeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteri2025
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi2025
FlameAxylia putris2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Sandy CarpetPerizoma flavofasciata2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Red-barred TortrixDitula angustiorana2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2025
Blood-veinTimandra comae2025
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Marbled Orchard TortrixHedya nubiferana2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025
Tuberculatus (Tuberculoides) annulatusTuberculatus (Tuberculoides) annulatus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025
Yellow-barred Long-hornNemophora degeerella2025
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
March TubicDiurnea fagella2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis2025
Elatobium abietinumElatobium abietinum2025
Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024

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Fungi108 species

winterautumn

2026

Silver Leaf Disease · Hoof Fungus · Yellow Brain · Razor Strop Fungus · Turkeytail +103

Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2025
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2025
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum2025
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2025
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2025
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025
Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Beech BarkspotDiatrype disciformis
Beech JellydiscNeobulgaria pura var. pura2025
Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2025
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025
Puccinia circaeaePuccinia circaeae2025
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025
Alder BracketMensularia radiata2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2025
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes2025
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2024
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2024
Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Lecanora polytropaLecanora polytropa
Melanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratula
Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
Marchandiomyces corallinusMarchandiomyces corallinus
Fuscidea lightfootiiFuscidea lightfootii
Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena
Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
GobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformis2025
Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus2025
Birch MazegillTrametes betulina2025
Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025
ClavariaClavaria2025
Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2025
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina2025
Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola2025
Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2025
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2025
Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025
Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025
XerocomellusXerocomellus2025
Acarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscata2025
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025
Rhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicum2025
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2025
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa2025
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa2025
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025
Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025
Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae2025
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus2025
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2025
Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina2025
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2025
Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2025
Physcia aipoliaPhyscia aipolia2025
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.2025
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera2025
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis2025
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2025
Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus nidulans2025
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina2025
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium2025
Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium2025
GanodermaGanoderma2025
Yellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosum2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Giant FunnelAspropaxillus giganteus2024
Common MazegillDatronia mollis2024
Oak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeus2024
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2024
EarthtongueGeoglossum2024
Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae2024
Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus2024
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2024
Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans2024
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2024
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024

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Plants94 species

spring

2026

Yellow Pimpernel · Trentepohlia · Common Smoothcap · Bank Haircap · Common Feather-moss +89

Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
TrentepohliaTrentepohlia2025
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
YewTaxus baccata2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
European LarchLarix decidua2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2025
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2025
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2025
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025
Western GorseUlex gallii2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Common Pipistrelle · Badger +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects134 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Marble Gall Causer · Holly Leaf Gall Fly · Hornet · Field Grasshopper +129

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic2025
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Golden DotStigmella aurella2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Nut Bud MothEpinotia tenerana
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Arboridia ribautiArboridia ribauti2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Brown Silver-linePetrophora chlorosata2025
Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Green Oak TortrixTortrix viridana2025
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2025
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2025
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2025
CommaPolygonia c-album
Spring UsherAgriopis leucophaearia
Taxomyia taxiTaxomyia taxi
Large Birch DotEctoedemia occultella2025
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2025
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2025
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Rowan DotStigmella nylandriella2025
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025
Sycamore Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter geniculella2025
Nut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryli2025
Hazel leaf-minerPhyllonorycter nicellii2025
Hartigiola annulipesHartigiola annulipes2025
Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic2025
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2025
Maple DotStigmella aceris2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Beech DotStigmella hemargyrella2025
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2025
Smooth Pea GallDiplolepis eglanteriae agg.2025
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni2025
Chestnut DotStigmella samiatella2025
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2025
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common BagwormPsyche casta2025
Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea2025
Cherry Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter cerasicolella2025
Agromyza anthracinaAgromyza anthracina2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Hazel ParornixParornix devoniella2025
Oyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic2025
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2025
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Yellow-striped Bark MothHarpella forficella2025
Poecilobothrus nobilitatusPoecilobothrus nobilitatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2025
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2025
Baeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteri2025
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2025
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi2025
FlameAxylia putris2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2025
Sandy CarpetPerizoma flavofasciata2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Red-barred TortrixDitula angustiorana2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2025
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2025
Blood-veinTimandra comae2025
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Marbled Orchard TortrixHedya nubiferana2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025
Tuberculatus (Tuberculoides) annulatusTuberculatus (Tuberculoides) annulatus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025
Yellow-barred Long-hornNemophora degeerella2025
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual2025
Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
March TubicDiurnea fagella2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis2025
Elatobium abietinumElatobium abietinum2025
Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024

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Fungi108 species

winterautumn

2026

Silver Leaf Disease · Hoof Fungus · Yellow Brain · Razor Strop Fungus · Turkeytail +103

Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2025
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2025
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum2025
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
Crimped GillPlicatura crispa2025
Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2025
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis2025
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma2025
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025
Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
Beech BarkspotDiatrype disciformis
Beech JellydiscNeobulgaria pura var. pura2025
Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2025
Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2025
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025
Puccinia circaeaePuccinia circaeae2025
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum2025
Alder BracketMensularia radiata2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme2025
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes2025
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2024
Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2024
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2024
Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.Hypotrachyna revoluta s. lat.
Lecanora polytropaLecanora polytropa
Melanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratula
Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa
Marchandiomyces corallinusMarchandiomyces corallinus
Fuscidea lightfootiiFuscidea lightfootii
Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena
Cobweb DusterAthelia arachnoidea
GobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformis2025
Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus2025
Birch MazegillTrametes betulina2025
Tripe FungusAuricularia mesenterica2025
ClavariaClavaria2025
Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2025
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina2025
Mycena pseudocorticolaMycena pseudocorticola2025
Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2025
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2025
Ambarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota procera2025
Rosy BonnetMycena rosea2025
XerocomellusXerocomellus2025
Acarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscata2025
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025
Rhizocarpon geographicumRhizocarpon geographicum2025
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus2025
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa2025
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa2025
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025
Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025
Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae2025
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025
Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus2025
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2025
Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina2025
Bracken MapRhopographus filicinus2025
Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2025
Physcia aipoliaPhyscia aipolia2025
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.2025
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera2025
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2025
Birch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformis2025
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2025
Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2025
Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus nidulans2025
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicina2025
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium2025
Conifer MazegillGloeophyllum sepiarium2025
GanodermaGanoderma2025
Yellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosum2025
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus2025
Giant FunnelAspropaxillus giganteus2024
Common MazegillDatronia mollis2024
Oak BracketPseudoinonotus dryadeus2024
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune2024
EarthtongueGeoglossum2024
Snakeskin GrisetteAmanita ceciliae2024
Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus2024
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2024
Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans2024
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2024
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024

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Plants94 species

spring

2026

Yellow Pimpernel · Trentepohlia · Common Smoothcap · Bank Haircap · Common Feather-moss +89

Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
TrentepohliaTrentepohlia2025
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
SanicleSanicula europaea2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
YewTaxus baccata2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
European LarchLarix decidua2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2025
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2025
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2025
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2025
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2025
Western GorseUlex gallii2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024

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