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Getting here
55.38370, -4.22166
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Teal +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Teal +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large Red Damselfly, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Aspen, Water Horsetail, Welsh Poppy +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Birch Jelly, Birch Knight, Alder Tongue +2 more · last seen 2015
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,401 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,401 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Teal · Grey Heron +51
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Broad Centurion · Leucozona glaucia · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +3
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Smith's Pepperwort · Yellow-rattle · Coltsfoot · Wood Anemone +21
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,401 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Moorhen · Teal · Grey Heron +51
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- WigeonMareca penelope2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Broad Centurion · Leucozona glaucia · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +3
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Smith's Pepperwort · Yellow-rattle · Coltsfoot · Wood Anemone +21
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna2023
Ficaria verna2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumNorthern DockRumex longifoliusNorthern DockRumex longifoliusPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumGrey-headed HawkweedHieracium neopinnatifidumGrey-headed HawkweedHieracium neopinnatifidumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2024Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii2022Des Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii2022Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2022Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2022Events & activities nearby
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