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50.50865, -4.54784
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spruce's Rustwort, Western Rustwort, Toothed Pouncewort +124 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spruce's Rustwort, Western Rustwort, Toothed Pouncewort +124 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Hampe's Threadwort, Common Threadwort
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Wildlife to spot
5,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Siskin Spinus spinus Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Spruce's Rustwort · Western Rustwort · Dwarf Neckera · Bruch's Pincushion · Fountain Smoothcap +11
Spruce's Rustwort Marsupella sprucei Western Rustwort Marsupella profunda Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Fountain Smoothcap Atrichum crispum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Whiskered Veilwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Goldfinch · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goosander Mergus merganser Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Siskin Spinus spinus Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Spruce's Rustwort · Western Rustwort · Dwarf Neckera · Bruch's Pincushion · Fountain Smoothcap +11
Spruce's Rustwort Marsupella sprucei Western Rustwort Marsupella profunda Dwarf Neckera Neckera pumila Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Fountain Smoothcap Atrichum crispum Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Whiskered Veilwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Metzgeria consanguinea
Metzgeria consanguinea
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Woodsy Silk-moss Plagiothecium nemorale
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Toothed Pouncewort Drepanolejeunea hamatifolia
Toothed Pouncewort Drepanolejeunea hamatifolia
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Tumid Notchwort Lophozia ventricosa
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Western Earwort Scapania gracilis
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana
Fountain Apple-moss Philonotis fontana 