Prendergast Paper Mill
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
51.82187, -4.97068
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Pendulous Sedge, Cow Parsley +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
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15,130 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,130 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Mute Swan · Mallard +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Otter
Harlequin Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Celandine · Pendulous Sedge · Cow Parsley · Soft Shield-fern · Primrose +25
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,130 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Mute Swan · Mallard +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Otter
Harlequin Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Celandine · Pendulous Sedge · Cow Parsley · Soft Shield-fern · Primrose +25
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumOakQuercusOakQuercusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLindenTiliaLindenTiliaRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronRhododendronHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicant