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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Campion, Silverweed, White Clover +98 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Silverweed, White Clover +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dock Bug, Hairy Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +130 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Hairy Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +130 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mersey WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Delamere WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

8 Black Bear ParkCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

5 Appleton ThornCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

11 Whittle HallCycling route

Named routeRef 11Local cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

9,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Rock Dove +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Common GullLarus canus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GadwallMareca strepera
DunnockPrunella modularis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2023

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects133 species

springsummer

2025

Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +128

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cassida vibexCassida vibex
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Green Tortoise BeetleCassida viridis2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
NomadaNomada
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2024
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Dorytomus tortrixDorytomus tortrix2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2023
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2023
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
EctemniusEctemnius2023
Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella2023
Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum2023
Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2023
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Parhelophilus versicolorParhelophilus versicolor2023
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2023
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Periphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceus2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2023
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023
SitonaSitona2023
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2023
Periphyllus acericolaPeriphyllus acericola2023
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2023
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022
Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2022
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022
Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2022
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022

🌿

Plants101 species

springsummer

2025

Red Campion · Silverweed · White Clover · Herb-Robert · Black Medick +96

Red CampionSilene dioica
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
WeldReseda luteola
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
CleaversGalium aparine
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
CowslipPrimula veris
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023
ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023
White MelilotMelilotus albus2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Common ReedPhragmites australis2023
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2023
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
BulrushTypha latifolia2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
BorageBorago officinalis2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Rock Dove +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CootFulica atra
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Common GullLarus canus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GadwallMareca strepera
DunnockPrunella modularis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2024
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2023

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects133 species

springsummer

2025

Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +128

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cassida vibexCassida vibex
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Green Tortoise BeetleCassida viridis2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
NomadaNomada
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Oncopsis flavicollisOncopsis flavicollis2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2024
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2024
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Dorytomus tortrixDorytomus tortrix2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2023
Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2023
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2023
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2023
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Brachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaber2023
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2023
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2023
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
EctemniusEctemnius2023
Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella2023
Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum2023
Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2023
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2023
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2023
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Parhelophilus versicolorParhelophilus versicolor2023
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2023
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2023
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Periphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceus2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2023
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023
SitonaSitona2023
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2023
Periphyllus acericolaPeriphyllus acericola2023
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2023
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2022
Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2022
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022
Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2022
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2022

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Plants101 species

springsummer

2025

Red Campion · Silverweed · White Clover · Herb-Robert · Black Medick +96

Red CampionSilene dioica
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
WeldReseda luteola
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
CleaversGalium aparine
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
CowslipPrimula veris
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023
ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023
White MelilotMelilotus albus2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023
Common ReedPhragmites australis2023
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2023
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
BulrushTypha latifolia2022
NipplewortLapsana communis2022
BorageBorago officinalis2022
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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