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Potson's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

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Getting here

50.39423, -3.96413

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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
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

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 — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Beautiful Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cleavers, Primrose +58 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cleavers, Primrose +58 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Common Bistort, Giant Blackberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 272Cycling route

Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route87 m

Named routeRef 2Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Swift · Coal Tit · Wren +61

Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2014
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2012
JackdawColoeus monedula2012
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
RedwingTurdus iliacus2012
Herring GullLarus argentatus2012
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2015
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
MagpiePica pica2012
GreenfinchChloris chloris2012
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2012
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2014
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2015
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2013
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2012
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2012
RavenCorvus corax2012
Stock DoveColumba oenas2012
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
White StorkCiconia ciconia2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2013
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2012
LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2012
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2012
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2012
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
Water RailRallus aquaticus2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2011

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Mustelidae · Badger +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
MustelidaeMustelidae2014
BadgerMeles meles2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2014

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2019

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2014

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish4 species

summerautumn

2018

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout · Atlantic Salmon · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummer

2026

Small White · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Darter · Red Admiral +45

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2011
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
PeacockAglais io2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2015
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Oil BeetleMeloe2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2022
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2021
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2021
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2018
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2016
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2015
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2011
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2011

🌿

Plants218 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Cleavers · Red Campion · Ash · Sycamore +213

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
CleaversGalium aparine2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2018
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
RamsonsAllium ursinum2020
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2018
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Rosa caninaRosa canina2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2018
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2018
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
Remote SedgeCarex remota2018
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2018
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2018
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2018
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Black BryonyTamus communis2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2018
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2019
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2018
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2018
Water BentPolypogon viridis2018
BugleAjuga reptans2018
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2018
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2018
Field-roseRosa arvensis2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
TimothyPhleum pratense2018
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2018
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2018
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2018
HemlockConium maculatum2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2018
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2018
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2018
Field MapleAcer campestre2018
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2018
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018
Pale FlaxLinum bienne2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2018
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2018
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2018
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Stone ParsleySison amomum2018
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2018
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2018
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2018
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2018
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum2018
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2018
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018
WatercressNasturtium officinale2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2018
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2018
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2018
Southern Wood-rushLuzula forsteri2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2016
Rubus botryerosRubus botryeros2016
Rubus adscitusRubus adscitus2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2013
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2013
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2013
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2013
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2013
Hedera helixHedera helix2013
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2013
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2013
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2013
PignutConopodium majus2013
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2013
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2013
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2013
RowanSorbus aucuparia2013
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2013
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2013
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,777 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Swift · Coal Tit · Wren +61

Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2014
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2012
JackdawColoeus monedula2012
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2015
RedwingTurdus iliacus2012
Herring GullLarus argentatus2012
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2015
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
MagpiePica pica2012
GreenfinchChloris chloris2012
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2012
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2011
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2014
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2015
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2013
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2012
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2012
RavenCorvus corax2012
Stock DoveColumba oenas2012
SiskinSpinus spinus2011
White StorkCiconia ciconia2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2014
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2013
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2012
LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2012
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2012
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2012
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2011
Water RailRallus aquaticus2011
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
Rock DoveColumba livia2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2011
LinnetLinaria cannabina2011

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Mustelidae · Badger +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
MustelidaeMustelidae2014
BadgerMeles meles2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2014

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2019

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2014

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish4 species

summerautumn

2018

Bullhead · Brown/Sea Trout · Atlantic Salmon · European Eel

BullheadCottus perifretum
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummer

2026

Small White · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Darter · Red Admiral +45

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2011
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
PeacockAglais io2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2015
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Elder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuci2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Oil BeetleMeloe2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2022
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2022
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2021
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2021
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2018
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2016
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2015
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2011
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2011

🌿

Plants218 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Cleavers · Red Campion · Ash · Sycamore +213

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
CleaversGalium aparine2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2018
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
BrambleRubus fruticosus2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
RamsonsAllium ursinum2020
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2018
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2018
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2018
Rosa caninaRosa canina2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
Pastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestrisPastinaca sativa subsp. sylvestris2018
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2018
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2018
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2018
Remote SedgeCarex remota2018
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2018
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2018
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2018
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Black BryonyTamus communis2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2018
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2019
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2018
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2018
Water BentPolypogon viridis2018
BugleAjuga reptans2018
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2018
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2018
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2018
Field-roseRosa arvensis2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
TimothyPhleum pratense2018
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2018
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2018
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2018
HemlockConium maculatum2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2018
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2018
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2018
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2018
Field MapleAcer campestre2018
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2018
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018
Pale FlaxLinum bienne2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2018
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2018
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2018
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Stone ParsleySison amomum2018
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2018
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2018
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2018
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2018
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2018
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum2018
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2018
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2018
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018
WatercressNasturtium officinale2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2018
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2018
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2018
Southern Wood-rushLuzula forsteri2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2016
Rubus botryerosRubus botryeros2016
Rubus adscitusRubus adscitus2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2013
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2013
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2013
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2013
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2013
Hedera helixHedera helix2013
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2013
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2013
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2013
PignutConopodium majus2013
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2013
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2013
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2013
RowanSorbus aucuparia2013
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2013
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2013
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2011

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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