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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Hooded Crow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Alga, Dark red crusts, Coralline crusts +158 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Alga, Dark red crusts, Coralline crusts +158 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Sea Beech, Common Chickweed, Hazel +16 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife to spot

2,804 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,804 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

spring

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Chaffinch · Blackbird +73

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
MagpiePica pica2024
Common GullLarus canus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BuzzardButeo buteo
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
EiderSomateria mollissima
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwiftApus apus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Grey Seal · Pine Marten

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Pine MartenMartes martes2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish5 species

springautumn

2018

Cods · Butterfish · Syngnathus · Painted Goby · Teleostei

CodsGadidae2017
ButterfishPholis gunnellus
SyngnathusSyngnathus
Painted GobyPomatoschistus pictus
TeleosteiTeleostei2017

🐝

Insects49 species

summer

2025

Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Common Wasp +44

Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2020
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2019
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2019
Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica2019
Exorista larvarumExorista larvarum2019
Red WaspVespula rufa2019
Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2019
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2023
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021
Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
Fireweed MomphaMompha raschkiella2020
Schizopyga circulatorSchizopyga circulator2020
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2019
Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2019
Uroleucon (Uroleucon) hypochoeridisUroleucon (Uroleucon) hypochoeridis2019
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2019
Dark-based ClusterflyPollenia labialis2019
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2019
Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2019
Aulagromyza hendelianaAulagromyza hendeliana2019
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2019
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2019
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019

🍄

Fungi5 species

summer

2019

Rhododendron Bristlebud · Burnet Rose Rust · Ascochyta tenerrima · Erysiphe lonicerae · Maple Mildew

Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
Burnet Rose RustPhragmidium rosae-pimpinellifoliae
Ascochyta tenerrimaAscochyta tenerrima
Erysiphe loniceraeErysiphe lonicerae
Maple MildewSawadaea bicornis

🌿

Plants173 species

summer

2019

Alga · Dark red crusts · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Coralline crusts · Hogweed +168

AlgaAlgae2017
Dark red crustsRhodophyta2017
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Coralline crustsCorallinaceae2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
IvyHedera helix
BlinksMontia fontana
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
EyebrightEuphrasia
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
CleaversGalium aparine
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
ThriftArmeria maritima
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
PignutConopodium majus
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
DandelionTaraxacum
Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
Curled DockRumex crispus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Greater PlantainPlantago major
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
RowanSorbus aucuparia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
RaspberryRubus idaeus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White CloverTrifolium repens
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Water AvensGeum rivale
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
ElderSambucus nigra
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula
GorseUlex europaeus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
HazelCorylus avellana
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
OsierSalix viminalis
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Dog-roseRosa canina
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
DaisyBellis perennis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
SanicleSanicula europaea2018
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii2018
Long-bracted SedgeCarex extensa2018
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2018
Maerl indetMaerl indet2018
Bonnemaison's Hook WeedBonnemaisonia hamifera2018
Dasysiphonia japonicaDasysiphonia japonica2018
Sea BeechDelesseria sanguinea2018
Sea LettuceUlva fenestrata2017
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,804 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

spring

2025

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Chaffinch · Blackbird +73

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CurlewNumenius arquata
MagpiePica pica2024
Common GullLarus canus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Rock DoveColumba livia
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BuzzardButeo buteo
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
GoosanderMergus merganser2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
EiderSomateria mollissima
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SwiftApus apus2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Grey Seal · Pine Marten

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Pine MartenMartes martes2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish5 species

springautumn

2018

Cods · Butterfish · Syngnathus · Painted Goby · Teleostei

CodsGadidae2017
ButterfishPholis gunnellus
SyngnathusSyngnathus
Painted GobyPomatoschistus pictus
TeleosteiTeleostei2017

🐝

Insects49 species

summer

2025

Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Common Wasp +44

Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2020
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2019
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2019
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2019
Norwegian WaspDolichovespula norwegica2019
Exorista larvarumExorista larvarum2019
Red WaspVespula rufa2019
Dolichovespula saxonicaDolichovespula saxonica2019
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2024
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2023
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021
Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
Fireweed MomphaMompha raschkiella2020
Schizopyga circulatorSchizopyga circulator2020
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2019
Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2019
Uroleucon (Uroleucon) hypochoeridisUroleucon (Uroleucon) hypochoeridis2019
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2019
Dark-based ClusterflyPollenia labialis2019
Scotch ArgusErebia aethiops2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Dexiosoma caninumDexiosoma caninum2019
Dasineura fraxiniDasineura fraxini2019
Aulagromyza hendelianaAulagromyza hendeliana2019
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2019
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2019
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019

🍄

Fungi5 species

summer

2019

Rhododendron Bristlebud · Burnet Rose Rust · Ascochyta tenerrima · Erysiphe lonicerae · Maple Mildew

Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
Burnet Rose RustPhragmidium rosae-pimpinellifoliae
Ascochyta tenerrimaAscochyta tenerrima
Erysiphe loniceraeErysiphe lonicerae
Maple MildewSawadaea bicornis

🌿

Plants173 species

summer

2019

Alga · Dark red crusts · Greater Butterfly-orchid · Coralline crusts · Hogweed +168

AlgaAlgae2017
Dark red crustsRhodophyta2017
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Coralline crustsCorallinaceae2017
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
IvyHedera helix
BlinksMontia fontana
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Pedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvatica
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
EyebrightEuphrasia
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Upland Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina x lutetiana = C. x intermedia
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Luzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multiflora
CleaversGalium aparine
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Slender RushJuncus tenuis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
ThriftArmeria maritima
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
PignutConopodium majus
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
DandelionTaraxacum
Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Heath Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia borealis
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Sea PlantainPlantago maritima
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
Curled DockRumex crispus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Greater PlantainPlantago major
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
RowanSorbus aucuparia
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
English StonecropSedum anglicum
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
RaspberryRubus idaeus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White CloverTrifolium repens
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Water AvensGeum rivale
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
ElderSambucus nigra
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Common Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia maritima
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammulaRanunculus flammula subsp. flammula
GorseUlex europaeus
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
HazelCorylus avellana
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
OsierSalix viminalis
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Dog-roseRosa canina
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Early Hair-grassAira praecox
DaisyBellis perennis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
SanicleSanicula europaea2018
Wilson's Filmy-fernHymenophyllum wilsonii2018
Long-bracted SedgeCarex extensa2018
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2018
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2018
Maerl indetMaerl indet2018
Bonnemaison's Hook WeedBonnemaisonia hamifera2018
Dasysiphonia japonicaDasysiphonia japonica2018
Sea BeechDelesseria sanguinea2018
Sea LettuceUlva fenestrata2017
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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