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Getting here
57.87241, -4.35334
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 494m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 494m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +72 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Selfheal, Soft-rush +208 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,234 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2025▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Robin +19
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Birch Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Cantharis nigricans · Red-legged Shieldbug · Bibio leucopterus +6
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Syrphus
🌿Plants94 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Groundsel · Rosebay Willowherb · Heather · Daisy · Hedera helix +89
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Hedera helixHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspring
2025▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow · Robin +19
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Birch Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Cantharis nigricans · Red-legged Shieldbug · Bibio leucopterus +6
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Syrphus
🌿Plants94 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Groundsel · Rosebay Willowherb · Heather · Daisy · Hedera helix +89
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
- DaisyBellis perennis2024
- Hedera helixHedera helix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalarePolydrususPolydrususPolydrususPolydrusus2024
2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaField HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Biting StonecropSedum acre2024Biting StonecropSedum acre2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024daffodilsNarcissus2024daffodilsNarcissus2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2023Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024ScurvygrassesCochlearia2024ScurvygrassesCochlearia2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024Erophila vernaErophila verna2024Erophila vernaErophila verna2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2024LondonprideSaxifraga spathularis x umbrosa = S. x urbium2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2024CotoneasterCotoneaster2024CotoneasterCotoneaster2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2023Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina2023Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2023Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2023Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2023Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Common SedgeCarex nigra2023Common SedgeCarex nigra2023EyebrightEuphrasia2023EyebrightEuphrasia2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Bell HeatherErica cinerea2023Bell HeatherErica cinerea2023Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023Small CudweedLogfia minima2023Small CudweedLogfia minima2023American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2023Mat-grassNardus stricta2023Mat-grassNardus stricta2023DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2023DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2023Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2023Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023Toad RushJuncus bufonius2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023