Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage
4 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
54.82301, -2.84423
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Orange-tip +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam, Gelert's Dandelion +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Roman road south from Ivy Cottage
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2025▾
Great Tit · Pheasant · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +33
- Great TitParus major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Common GullLarus canus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- MagpiePica pica2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- GullsLaridae2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Otter · Stoat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- StoatMustela erminea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects32 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Peacock +27
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
🌿Plants53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Elder · Meadow Saxifrage · Gelert's Dandelion +48
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
- ElderSambucus nigra2019
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2022
- Gelert's DandelionTaraxacum gelertii2022
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2025▾
Great Tit · Pheasant · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +33
- Great TitParus major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Common GullLarus canus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- MagpiePica pica2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- GullsLaridae2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Otter · Stoat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- OtterLutra lutra2024
- StoatMustela erminea2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2019▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects32 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Peacock +27
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
🌿Plants53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowdrop · Himalayan Balsam · Elder · Meadow Saxifrage · Gelert's Dandelion +48
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
- ElderSambucus nigra2019
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2022
- Gelert's DandelionTaraxacum gelertii2022
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines2019
Anthocharis cardamines2019
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2022Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2022CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusLily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2022Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale202210-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202110-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2021Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2021Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2021Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2021Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2021Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2021Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2021Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2021Dor BeetleGeotrupes2019Dor BeetleGeotrupes2019Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2019Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2019Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Asplenium scolopendrium2021
Asplenium scolopendrium2021
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2019Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Polygonatum multiflorumPolygonatum multiflorum2019Polygonatum multiflorumPolygonatum multiflorum2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019BirchBetula2019BirchBetula2019IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019OakQuercus2019OakQuercus2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2019Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019RowanSorbus aucuparia2019BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2019BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2019Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2019HemlockConium maculatum2019HemlockConium maculatum2019Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2018Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2018WatercressNasturtium officinale2018WatercressNasturtium officinale2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2018Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2018Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2018FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2018Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018Hedge BedstrawGalium album2018Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2018Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2018Common ChickweedStellaria media2018Common ChickweedStellaria media2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018BurdockArctium2018BurdockArctium2018Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2018Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2018