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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Goldcrest
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sunbean Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Goldcrest
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sunbean Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Redshank, Common Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Redshank, Common Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,952 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,952 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +75

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Potato Capsid · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Eristalis pertinax +4

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants74 species

summer

2025

Redshank · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fern-leaved Hook-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +69

RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Zygodon stirtoniiZygodon stirtonii
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Sea RocketCakile maritima
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
White CloverTrifolium repens
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Water MintMentha aquatica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,952 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull +75

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Potato Capsid · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. · Eristalis pertinax +4

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans

🌿

Plants74 species

summer

2025

Redshank · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fern-leaved Hook-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +69

RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Zygodon stirtoniiZygodon stirtonii
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Transparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidum
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Sea RocketCakile maritima
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
White CloverTrifolium repens
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Water MintMentha aquatica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis